Castle Peak

Very cool peak with a lot of fun snow, after spending a bit of the day on an easy hike up on 4x4 road you reach some fun snow to walk up, if you get there early and have micro spikes it's a nice walk up the snow. After you reach the top of the snow the hike is pretty straight forward with nice switch backs and a good ridge that is easy to follow. If you go down the saddle and there is snow you can slide on multiple snow fields almost all the way back to the road saving you more than a 1000 feet of elevation work and miles of walking. Very cool peak.

Relatively easy 14er and even easier if you have a 4x4 that can take you past the 2WD trailhead. Nice views of other Elks peaks as well.

Very rocky trail. Rocky Mountain high

I'm on peak 11 of 58 and so far this are has been my favorite. A waterfall along the route but castle peak is so beautiful. When looking at the ridge-line from the summit you can see the bells, capitol peak, and snowmass. It's one of the better views i have had so far. Miserable hike up though. 2 snowfields, and we got caught in a thunderstorm. Scariest moment I have experienced so far. This area is great. Highly recommend this peak. Just be prepared the rock is loose and horrible to hike through.

Excellent climb, fun terrain, medium exposure. Definitely worth the hike to montezuma basin, if not all the way to the top!