China Cap
China Cap rises to 2,023 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Cone, a peak 1.1 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,023 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 1.6 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- North Cone: 1.1 mi
- China Hat: 1.1 mi
- Little Crater: 2.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Woodall Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Blackfoot River Park: 2.2 mi
- Henry Stampede Park: 6.1 mi
- Hooper Park: 9.9 mi
- Arthur Kelly Park: 11.0 mi
- Octagon Spring Park: 11.3 mi
- Hooper Spring: 10.0 mi
- Soda Springs Geyser: 11.5 mi
- Chesterfield: 15.9 mi
- Dempsey: 24.6 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 9.1 mi
- Soda Point: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of China Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Mountain | NE 37° | 2,986 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sherman Peak | S 175° | 2,954 m | 24.8 mi |
| Draney Peak | ESE 104° | 2,735 m | 22.7 mi |
| Soda Peak | S 184° | 2,707 m | 20.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 131° | 2,661 m | 23.7 mi |
| Diamond Peak | E 95° | 2,640 m | 20.8 mi |
| Harrington Peak | SE 142° | 2,601 m | 21.1 mi |
| Henry Peak | NE 55° | 2,526 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soda Springs AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 373919 — China Cap, Caribou County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358651965
Day trips start here
- Soda Springs · 11 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 26 mi
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