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The Castle Mountains highest point Elk Peak el. 8589 feet (2618 m) are an island range east of White Sulphur Springs in Meagher County Montana USA. About 30000 acres of the Castles were roadless as of 1995. The western portion of the Castles are moist while the eastside is dry porous limestone hills. The range gets its name from castle turrets 50-foot high igneous rock spires on the western slopes.