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China Cap

China Cap, seen from above at true elevation

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
2023 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82298, -111.59384

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Parks: 7
  • 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
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caribou MountainNE 37°2,986 m23.5 mi
Sherman PeakS 175°2,954 m24.8 mi
Draney PeakESE 104°2,735 m22.7 mi
Soda PeakS 184°2,707 m20.5 mi
Green MountainSE 131°2,661 m23.7 mi
Diamond PeakE 95°2,640 m20.8 mi
Harrington PeakSE 142°2,601 m21.1 mi
Henry PeakNE 55°2,526 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4920:2621:09
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5516:1016:56

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432415058666555443222
Precip in1.31.41.41.42.31.20.81.11.81.10.81.2

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

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