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China Hat

China Hat, seen from above at true elevation

China Hat rises to 2,173 m in Idaho. Caribou Mountain stands 2,986 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is China Cap, a peak 1.1 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2173 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80825, -111.60328

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 9
  • Blackfoot River Park: 2.8 mi
  • Henry Stampede Park: 7.2 mi
  • Hooper Park: 8.9 mi
  • Arthur Kelly Park: 10.0 mi
  • Octagon Spring Park: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Formation springs nature preserve: 8.2 mi
  • High Dive: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Gardens: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Bull: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of China Hat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caribou MountainNE 37°2,986 m24.6 mi
Sherman PeakS 173°2,954 m23.9 mi
Draney PeakE 101°2,735 m22.9 mi
Soda PeakS 183°2,707 m19.5 mi
Green MountainSE 128°2,661 m23.4 mi
Diamond PeakE 92°2,640 m21.2 mi
Harrington PeakSE 139°2,601 m20.6 mi
Henry PeakNE 52°2,526 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:39
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358650329

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