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Soldier Cap Mound

Soldier Cap Mound, seen from above at true elevation

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. 100 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

Coordinates38.71621, -97.79801

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • 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
Attractions: 37
  • 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
Peaks: 8
Museums: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RoostWNW 284°501 m9.3 mi
Twin MoundsSE 130°469 m21.3 mi
Potato HillS 189°464 m2.7 mi
Weston HillWSW 239°458 m3.2 mi
Coiner DomeWSW 238°458 m3.8 mi
Iron MoundENE 67°454 m16.7 mi
North Pole MoundNNE 32°445 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:43
June solstice06:0720:2021:00
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4616:3217:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303344536375807869564332

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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OpenStreetMap element node/358630793

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