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Soldier Cap

Soldier Cap, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.28349, -116.75624

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 6
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 16.4 mi
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 17.5 mi
  • Nampa Christian Field: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Tate's Rents: 20.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Wilson Springs: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
War Eagle MountainS 172°2,451 m19.3 mi
Florida MountainS 180°2,337 m18.5 mi
Stormy HillS 171°2,265 m19.5 mi
Slacks MountainS 176°2,219 m14.6 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 200°2,142 m14.4 mi
Tennessee MountainS 185°2,129 m16.0 mi
Glass HillS 184°2,074 m14.8 mi
Puhitempi KuaikateteWSW 258°2,051 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2220:00
June solstice06:0820:4821:31
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1716:2817:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340455461706960483629
Precip in1.10.81.00.91.40.80.30.30.40.70.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reynolds, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652860

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