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Cape Horn Mountain

Cape Horn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cape Horn Mountain rises to 2,872 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Horn Summit, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40185, -115.24121

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 5.7 mi
  • Banner Summit: 6.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 22.4 mi
Parks: 2
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 17.7 mi
  • Stanley Park: 19.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Cape Horn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSE 148°3,256 m21.3 mi
Mickey's SpireSSE 148°3,255 m21.4 mi
Williams PeakSE 146°3,241 m20.8 mi
Mount CarterSSE 149°3,228 m21.2 mi
Mount LimbertSSE 150°3,165 m21.5 mi
Moolack MountainSSE 153°3,150 m21.0 mi
Merritt PeakSSE 147°3,143 m19.8 mi
Baron PeakSSE 153°3,139 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:54
June solstice05:5720:4521:30
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1516:1717:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222430364652616052412820
Precip in4.94.74.82.93.12.10.60.61.33.04.37.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood Lodge, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654754

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