Soldier Cap Mound
Soldier Cap Mound rises to 449 m in Kansas. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Soldier Cap Mound is a summit in Saline County, Kansas, in the United States. With an elevation of 1,473 feet (449 m), Soldier Cap Mound is the 48th highest summit in the state of Kansas. Soldier Cap Mound was named from its resemblance to a soldier's headdress.
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Wikidata Q20710962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 449 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 197.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
99 named places within 25 miles
- Kid's Country: 9.5 mi
- Lion: 9.5 mi
- Andean Spectacled Bear: 9.6 mi
- Addax: 9.6 mi
- African Painted Dogs: 9.6 mi
- Coronado Heights Park: 8.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.7 mi
- Venango Public Use Area: 11.7 mi
- Sunset Park: 11.8 mi
- Jerry Ivey Park: 12.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.7 mi
- Weston Hill: 3.2 mi
- Coiner Dome: 3.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 9.3 mi
- Iron Mound: 16.7 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area: 13.4 mi
- Saline State Fishing Lake: 14.9 mi
- Alliance Acres Park: 18.3 mi
- Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area: 23.7 mi
- McPherson State Fishing Lake: 24.4 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 11.4 mi
- Smoky Hill Museum: 13.2 mi
- Saint John's Military School Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Fort Harker Museum Complex: 19.6 mi
- Hodgden House Museum Complex: 23.5 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 10.0 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 13.8 mi
- In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E.: 14.4 mi
- General McPherson Memorial Statue: 24.9 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3: 13.3 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 1: 13.5 mi
- Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 2: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldier Cap Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 284° | 501 m | 9.3 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 130° | 469 m | 21.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 189° | 464 m | 2.7 mi |
| Weston Hill | WSW 239° | 458 m | 3.2 mi |
| Coiner Dome | WSW 238° | 458 m | 3.8 mi |
| Iron Mound | ENE 67° | 454 m | 16.7 mi |
| North Pole Mound | NNE 32° | 445 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smolan 1NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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