Windmill Bluff
Windmill Bluff is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,594 m. Smoky Dome stands 3,077 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1594 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- viewpoint 1 · 29 mi
- point 3 · 29 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 29 mi
- point 6 · 29 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Point: 2.9 mi
- Johnson Hill: 4.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 4.7 mi
- Davis Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Fir Grove Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Big Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windmill Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Dome | NNW 344° | 3,076.956 m | 15.1 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | NNW 346° | 3,028.798 m | 15.5 mi |
| Peak 9712 | NNW 332° | 2,960 m | 19.2 mi |
| Third Peak | NNW 346° | 2,946.197 m | 14.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,942 m | 20.1 mi |
| Shaw Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,931 m | 24.9 mi |
| Second Peak | N 349° | 2,904.439 m | 14.2 mi |
| Boardman Peak | NNW 336° | 2,882 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358653459
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