Cape Horn
Cape Horn rises to 2,021 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Mountain, a peak 4.5 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,021 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Elk Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Basin Butte: 6.9 mi
- Cape Horn Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Cape Horn Summit: 7.6 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.9 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Dagger Falls: 14.7 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Banner Summit: 6.6 mi
- Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
- Custer Museum: 20.8 mi
- Stanley Park: 13.2 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 18.6 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 14.2 mi
- Baring Divide: 19.8 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 12.9 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 17.6 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSE 160° | 3,256 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | SSE 161° | 3,255 m | 15.8 mi |
| Williams Peak | SSE 159° | 3,241 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Carter | SSE 162° | 3,228 m | 15.6 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | SSE 161° | 3,191 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Limbert | SSE 163° | 3,165 m | 16.0 mi |
| Braxon Peak | SSE 162° | 3,151 m | 19.0 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | SSE 168° | 3,150 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:44 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396226 — Cape Horn, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661449
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