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Black Cap

Black Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Black Cap rises to 2,294 m in Idaho. Smiley Mountain stands 3,508 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blizzard Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51768, -113.62391

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blizzard Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Sunset Cone: 4.4 mi
  • Grassy Cone: 4.8 mi
  • North Crater: 5.5 mi
  • Silent Cone: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Natural Arch: 8.1 mi
  • Lava Trees: 8.6 mi
  • Snowdrift Crater: 13.1 mi
  • Bridge of Tears: 13.7 mi
  • Lava Field: 14.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 17.4 mi
  • Bottolfsen Park: 17.9 mi
  • Moore City Park: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Black Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smiley MountainNW 324°3,507.64 m15.6 mi
Alcyone PeakNW 319°3,419.86 m16.9 mi
The RampNNW 329°3,398.82 m17.0 mi
Atlas PeakNW 319°3,358.9 m19.0 mi
Double UNNW 329°3,351.28 m17.8 mi
Pion PeakWNW 303°3,274.771 m12.8 mi
Scorpion MountainWNW 301°3,170 m15.3 mi
Pioneer MountainNW 306°3,136 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5420:3621:20
September equinox07:2218:5619:34
December solstice08:0516:1517:02

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162029384756656354402616
Precip in2.01.51.11.11.61.20.40.70.81.31.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Craters OF THE Moon, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654362

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