Castle Rock is a geological feature located in Pineville, West Virginia, USA.
Named for its resemblance to a castle, it rises about 200 feet above Rockcastle Creek, a branch of the Guyandotte River.
[1] The strata of which Castle Rock consists were laid down about 200 million years ago.
[2] Over time water eroded away the surrounding rock creating its distinctive shape.
At one time ladders provided access to the top of the rock, but they were removed in 1911, after a man named Virgil Senter fell to his death.