Black Cap
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
- 2,294 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 17.4 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 17.9 mi
- Moore City Park: 19.7 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 17.8 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Strode Spring: 22.7 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Black Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Mountain | NW 324° | 3,508 m | 15.6 mi |
| Alcyone Peak | NW 319° | 3,420 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Ramp | NNW 329° | 3,399 m | 17.0 mi |
| Atlas Peak | NW 319° | 3,359 m | 19.0 mi |
| Double U | NNW 329° | 3,351 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pion Peak | WNW 303° | 3,275 m | 12.8 mi |
| Scorpion Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,170 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pioneer Mountain | NW 306° | 3,136 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:36 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654362
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