Soldier Cap
Soldier Cap rises to 1,632 m in Idaho. War Eagle Mountain stands 2,451 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1632 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Peak: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Salmon Butte: 4.0 mi
- Getaway Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Windy Point: 4.3 mi
- Marsing Island Park: 18.3 mi
- Kurtz Park: 19.7 mi
- Lake Lowell Park: 19.8 mi
- South Fork Park: 20.2 mi
- Fall River Park: 20.3 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 11.3 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 13.0 mi
- Kuna History Center: 22.2 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 22.7 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 23.9 mi
- Briar Spring: 10.8 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 12.1 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 12.6 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 21.1 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 21.8 mi
- Dewey: 16.8 mi
- Ruby City: 17.8 mi
- De Lamar: 18.3 mi
- Silver City: 18.5 mi
- Coal Bank: 5.3 mi
- Murphy Rim: 11.7 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 22.0 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 16.4 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 17.5 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 22.8 mi
- Tate's Rents: 20.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.3 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Celebration Park: 11.7 mi
- Jump Falls: 15.8 mi
- Wilson Springs: 20.2 mi
- Jesus Christ: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Soldier Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Eagle Mountain | S 172° | 2,451 m | 19.3 mi |
| Florida Mountain | S 180° | 2,337 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stormy Hill | S 171° | 2,265 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slacks Mountain | S 176° | 2,219 m | 14.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 200° | 2,142 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | S 185° | 2,129 m | 16.0 mi |
| Glass Hill | S 184° | 2,074 m | 14.8 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | WSW 258° | 2,051 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:48 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:28 | 17:15 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reynolds, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652860
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- Nampa · 22 mi
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