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Capital Hill

Capital Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Capital Hill rises to 1,610 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dago Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1610 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.55937, -115.97100

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Osburn Lions City Park: 3.9 mi
  • Gene Day Park: 4.2 mi
  • Silverton Park: 4.6 mi
  • Samuels Park: 6.4 mi
  • Eagle City Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Miner's Statue: 5.9 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 6.5 mi
  • Time Capsule: 6.5 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bobtail Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Falls Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Capital Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stevens PeakSE 135°2,084 m13.1 mi
Granite PeakE 89°2,064 m9.8 mi
Tiger PeakESE 104°2,017 m6.7 mi
Burke SummitESE 103°2,004 m12.4 mi
Custer PeakESE 106°1,952 m6.5 mi
Sunset PeakE 88°1,947 m6.4 mi
Striped PeakS 188°1,921 m8.4 mi
West Willow PeakSE 133°1,921 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4720:5821:46
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:3016:0316:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137445359666658453529
Precip in4.53.14.53.02.92.70.91.21.63.44.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661456

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