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Cape Horn

Cape Horn, seen from above at true elevation

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
2021 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35435, -115.11565

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 3
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Custer Museum: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 6.4 mi
  • Banner Summit: 6.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 13.2 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 16.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSE 160°3,256 m15.6 mi
Mickey's SpireSSE 161°3,255 m15.8 mi
Williams PeakSSE 159°3,241 m15.0 mi
Mount CarterSSE 162°3,228 m15.6 mi
Horstmann PeakSSE 161°3,191.256 m17.6 mi
Mount LimbertSSE 163°3,165 m16.0 mi
Moolack MountainSSE 168°3,150 m15.8 mi
The GeneralENE 60°3,148.279 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice05:5720:4421:29
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1416:1717:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

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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