Castle Rock may refer to:

Geography

Islands

Castle Rock (Alaska) Castle Rock is an island in Alaska in the United States. It is one of the Shumagin Islands. Castle Rock is in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Aleutians East List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, Borough, and is located off the south coast of ...

, an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska *

Castle Rock, Hong Kong A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is ...

, an island of Hong Kong, part of the Po Toi Islands * Castle Rock (Massachusetts), an island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts

Mountains and rock outcroppings

Castle Rock (Antarctica) Castle Rock () is a bold rock crag, high, standing northeast of Hut Point on the central ridge of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Sc ...

, near McMurdo Station, Antarctica *

Castle Rock (South Shetland Islands) Castle Rock () is a conspicuous rock, high, lying off the west side of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the ...

, Antarctica * Castle Rock, Western Australia, in the Porongurup Range, Australia *

Castle Rock (volcano) Castle Rock is a volcanic plug located west of Iskut and northwest of Tuktsayda Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. Castle Rock is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes and is in the Klastline Group of the N ...

, a volcanic plug in British Columbia, Canada *

Castle Rock (Waikato) Motutere / Castle Rock is a mountain southeast of Coromandel, Waikato, on New Zealand's North Island."NZ Topo Map"
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, a volcanic plug on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand *

Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock is a prominent rock outcrop in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance north of Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors, on the northern side of Summit Road. It sits directly to the west of th ...

, a rock outcrop in the Port Hills *

Castle Rock (Edinburgh) Castle Rock (, ) is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period. It is the remains of a volcanic pipe which ...

, the site of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK *

Castle Rock (Table Mountain) Castle Rock may refer to: Geography Islands * Castle Rock (Alaska), an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska * Castle Rock, Hong Kong, an island of Hong Kong, part of the Po Toi Islands * Castle Rock (Massachusetts), an island in th ...

, a rock formation of the Table Mountain massif * Castle Rock of Triermain, a crag on

Watson's Dodd Watson's Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District, a minor rise on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, but a prominent shoulder on the west side of that range. At its foot is the imposing crag of Castle Rock, on whic ...

in the English Lake District, UK

United States

Castle Rock Butte Castle Rock Butte is a summit in Butte County, South Dakota, in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republ ...

, a summit in South Dakota * Castle Rock (Chelan County), a mountain summit in Washington *

Castle Rock (Colorado) Castle Rock is a butte in the Colorado Piedmont region of the Great Plains. An area landmark, it is the namesake of the town of Castle Rock, Colorado. The mesa’s caprock consists of rhyolite Rhyolite ( ) is the most silica-rich of volcani ...

, a butte near the city of Castle Rock * Castle Rock (Kansas), near the town of Quinter in northwestern Kansas *

Castle Rock (Michigan) Castle Rock is a geological limestone stack and tourist attraction located 3 miles (5 km) north of St. Ignace, Michigan on Interstate 75 on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Description Castle Rock, which rises 195.8 feet (5 ...

, a tourist attraction with steps for climbing north of St. Ignace * Castle Rock (New York), an elevation located in Hamilton County *

Castle Rock (San Juan County, Utah) Castle Rock is a summit in San Juan County, Utah, United States. Description Castle Rock is situated north-northeast of the Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center, on Navajo Nation land. It is an iconic landform of Monument Valley and c ...

, a butte at Monument Valley *

Castle Rock (Kane County, Utah) Castle Rock is a 4,321-foot (1,317 meter) elevation sandstone summit located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Kane County of southern Utah. It is situated north of the town of Page, and northeast of the Wahweap marina. Castle Rock ...

, a landmark at Lake Powell * Castle Rock, also known as

Castleton Tower Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a summit on the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The Wingate Sandstone tower itself is high and stands on a Moenkopi-Chinle cone. Castleton Tower is a popular subject for photography a ...

, adjacent to Castle Valley *

Caudy's Castle Caudy's Castle is a rock pinnacle of Ridgeley (Oriskany) sandstone that stands 1,070 feet (326 m) above sea level over the Cacapon River near the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) south of Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County, West Vir ...

("Castle Rock"), a sandstone outcrop in Hampshire County, West Virginia *

Castle Rock (Pineville, West Virginia) Castle Rock is a geological feature located in Pineville, West Virginia, USA. Castle Rock stands next to the Pineville Public Library. Named for its resemblance to a castle, it rises about 200 feet above Rockcastle Creek, a branch of the Guyando ...

Parks

Castle Rock Hoodoos Provincial Park Castle Rock Hoodoos Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located on the Deadman Plateau northwest of Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Tho ...

, near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada *

Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge is offshore from Crescent City in northern California. This coastal rock covers approximately , and rises steeply above sea level. The refuge provides an important sanctuary for the Aleutian cackling goos ...

, near Crescent City, California *

Castle Rock Park Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area is a regional park of the East Bay Regional Park District. It is located in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of northern California. Geography The park lies in a scenic sandstone canyon in the D ...

, near Walnut Creek, California *

Castle Rock State Park (California) Castle Rock State Park is a state park of California, United States, located along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains and almost entirely in Santa Cruz County, with parts extending into Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. It embraces ...

, near Saratoga, California *

Castle Rock State Park (Illinois) Castle Rock State Park is an Illinois state park on in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. A portion of the land was acquired by the "Friends of Our Native Landscape" in 1921. Geology Castle Rock is a bluff of exposed St. Peter Sandston ...

Settlements

Castle Rock, British Columbia Alexandria or Fort Alexandria was a general area encompassing a trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo region of central British Columbia. The present unincorporated community is on the eastern side of the Fraser ...

, Canada *

Castle Rock, Karnataka Castle Rock is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is located in the Western Ghats on the state's border with Goa - at an elevation of 621 m (2,040 ft). Located in a heavily fores ...

, India ** Castle Rock railway station, Karnataka *

Castlerock Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is five miles west of Coleraine, and part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is very popular with summer tourists, with numerous apartment blocks and two caravan ...

, Northern Ireland **

Castlerock railway station Castlerock railway station serves the villages of Castlerock, Articlave and their surrounding hamlets in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Walkers use the station to reach Mussenden Temple, Downhill Strand and Benone. The station opened ...

United States

Castle Rock, Colorado Castle Rock is a home rule town that is the county seat and the most-populous municipality of Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The town’s population was 73,158 at the 2020 census, a 51.68% increase since the 2010 census. Castle Ro ...

* Castle Rock, Missouri * Castle Rock, Oregon (disambiguation) * Castle Rock, South Dakota * Castle Rock, Utah, ghost town *

Castle Rock, Washington Castle Rock is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, Cowlitz County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. Located between the Willapa Hills and the western base of Mount St. Helens, Castle Rock is at the heart of Washington timber count ...

* Castle Rock, Wisconsin, town *

Castle Rock (community), Wisconsin Castle Rock is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 314 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Castle Rock is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has ...

* Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota

Other locations

* Castle Rock (Garrison, New York), a historic house in the Hudson Highlands *

, a railway station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Fiction

Castle Rock (Stephen King) Castle Rock (sometimes referred to as the Rock) is a fictional town appearing in Stephen King's fictional Maine topography, providing the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 197 ...

, the fictional Maine town in many Stephen King works * ''Castle Rock'' (TV series), the American television series based on Stephen King's fictional town * Castle Rock, the mountain in William Golding's 1954 novel ''

Lord of the Flies ''Lord of the Flies'' is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that led to ...

''; inspiration for Stephen King's later use

Music

* "Castle Rock", a 1951 song recorded by Frank Sinatra and Harry James * " Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock", a 1996 double A-side single by British band The Bluetones * ''Castle Rock'' (album), a 1955 album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges * "Castle Rock" a song in the 2013 game

Rayman Legends ''Rayman Legends'' is a 2013 platform game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It is the fifth main title in the ''Rayman'' series and the direct sequel to the 2011 game ''Rayman Origins''. The game was released for Micros ...

which is a parody of the popular song

Black Betty "Black Betty" ( Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources say it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations ...

Ram Jam Ram Jam was an American rock band formed in New York City and active in 1977 and 1978, mainly known for their hit single "Black Betty". Overview The band consisted of Bill Bartlett (guitar and lead vocals), Howie Arthur Blauvelt (bass), Pete ...

Other

Castle Rock Brewery Castle Rock Brewery is a brewery and pub group based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. It was originally set up as a joint venture with Bramcote Brewery. Bramcote Brewery was wound up and a new company was set up, 50% owned by Tynemill and 50% ow ...

, a microbrewery located in Nottingham, England *

Castle Rock Entertainment Castle Rock Entertainment is an American independent film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick (September 8, 1947 – February 27, 2025) and Alan Horn. Histo ...

, a film production company founded by Rob Reiner and named after Stephen King's fictional town * Castle Rock Estate, an Australian winery based at Porongurup *

Castle Rock Foundation The Castle Rock Foundation was an American conservative foundation started in 1993 with an endowment of $36.6M from the Adolph Coors Foundation. It ranked as Colorado's 15th largest foundation by assets at the end of 2001. The foundation gathered ...

, an American conservative foundation * The Castle Rock School, an English school located in Coalville * '' Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales'', a 2005 United States Supreme Court decision * Castle Rock Winery, an American winery based in California * USS ''Castle Rock'' (AVP-35), a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946 {{disambiguation, geo