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White Cap Peak

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179: 146: 466: 139: 478: 172: 446: 490: 29: 393:, the highest peak in Idaho, is 3.9 miles to the north-northwest. Leatherman Pass, elevation 10,512 ft, is the low point of the saddle midway between White Cap Peak and Leatherman Peak. Precipitation 94: 692: 429:
zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera
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in Big Lost River Valley, and 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Pass Lake in less than one-half mile.
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is significant as the summit rises 5,600 feet (1,700 meters) in four miles above
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White Cap Peak ranks as the 18th-highest peak in Idaho and is part of the
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is an 11,899-foot elevation (3,627 m) mountain
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Neighbors include 106: /  688:Mountains of Idaho 407:Topographic relief 387:Little Regret Peak 39:Highest point 606:"Leatherman Pass" 427:subarctic climate 357:, United States. 340: 339: 161:Show map of Idaho 158:Location in Idaho 710: 669:White Cap Peak: 657: 656: 636: 630: 629: 627: 626: 602: 596: 589: 580: 579: 577: 576: 562: 549: 548: 546: 545: 531: 520: 518:, White Cap Peak 512: 492: 480: 468: 449: 448: 447: 403:Pahsimeroi River 367:Lost River Range 327: 253:Lost River Range 248: 195: 181: 180: 174: 162: 148: 147: 141: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 102: 99: 31: 19: 718: 717: 713: 712: 711: 709: 708: 707: 678: 677: 666: 661: 660: 638: 637: 633: 624: 622: 604: 603: 599: 590: 583: 574: 572: 570:listsofjohn.com 564: 563: 552: 543: 541: 533: 532: 523: 513: 509: 504: 499: 496: 493: 484: 481: 472: 469: 459: 445: 443: 435: 419: 379:Leatherman Peak 371:Rocky Mountains 363: 325: 257:Rocky Mountains 255: 246: 200: 199: 198: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 188: 187: 186: 182: 165: 164: 163: 160: 159: 156: 155: 154: 153: 149: 114: 112: 108: 105: 100: 97: 95: 93: 92: 70:Leatherman Peak 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 716: 714: 706: 705: 700: 695: 690: 680: 679: 676: 675: 665: 664:External links 662: 659: 658: 631: 597: 581: 550: 539:Peakbagger.com 521: 506: 505: 503: 500: 498: 497: 494: 487: 485: 482: 475: 473: 470: 463: 460: 458: 455: 454: 453: 441: 434: 431: 418: 415: 399:Big Lost River 383:Mount Morrison 362: 359: 343:White Cap Peak 338: 337: 329: 321: 320: 316: 315: 310: 304: 303: 298: 292: 291: 286: 280: 279: 275: 274: 266: 260: 259: 250: 242: 241: 236: 232: 231: 226: 222: 221: 216: 212: 211: 206: 202: 201: 190: 185:White Cap Peak 184: 183: 176: 175: 169: 168: 167: 166: 157: 152:White Cap Peak 151: 150: 143: 142: 136: 135: 134: 133: 132: 131: 128: 127: 123: 122: 90: 84: 83: 80: 74: 73: 67: 61: 60: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 22:White Cap Peak 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 715: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 685: 683: 674: 673: 668: 667: 663: 654: 650: 647:: 1633–1644. 646: 642: 635: 632: 621: 617: 613: 612: 607: 601: 598: 594: 588: 586: 582: 571: 567: 561: 559: 557: 555: 551: 540: 536: 530: 528: 526: 522: 519: 517: 511: 508: 501: 491: 486: 479: 474: 467: 462: 456: 452: 442: 440: 437: 436: 432: 430: 428: 424: 421:Based on the 416: 414: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 360: 358: 356: 352: 351:Custer County 348: 344: 336: 333: 330: 328: 326:Easiest route 322: 317: 314: 311: 309: 305: 302: 299: 297: 296:Mountain type 293: 290: 289:Mississippian 287: 285: 281: 276: 273: 272:Elkhorn Creek 270: 267: 265: 261: 258: 254: 251: 249: 243: 240: 237: 233: 230: 227: 223: 220: 217: 213: 210: 207: 203: 173: 140: 129: 124: 119: 91: 89: 85: 81: 79: 75: 71: 68: 66: 62: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 671: 644: 640: 634: 623:. 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Leatherman Peak
Isolation
Coordinates
44°05′04″N 113°45′16″W / 44.084477°N 113.754518°W / 44.084477; -113.754518
White Cap Peak is located in Idaho
White Cap Peak is located in the United States
Salmon–Challis National Forest
United States of America
Idaho
Custer
Parent range
Lost River Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Mississippian
Mountain type
Fault block
Type of rock
Limestone
Easiest route
class 2
hiking
summit
Custer County

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