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Windmill Point

Windmill Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windmill Point is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,389 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98319, -121.64141

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • God Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Round Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Sugarpine Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • String Butte: 9.6 mi
  • Skeeter Butte: 10.7 mi
Springs: 20
  • Deely Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Boundary Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Trapper Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Coffeepot Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Antler Springs: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Parks: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 15.0 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Windmill Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottWSW 258°2,636 m19.4 mi
Yamsay MountainESE 104°2,498.141 m14.7 mi
Applegate PeakWSW 256°2,450 m24.2 mi
CloudcapW 260°2,444 m20.6 mi
Red ConeNW 312°2,211 m24.0 mi
Walker MountainN 350°2,158 m22.6 mi
Mazama RockW 269°2,149 m21.8 mi
RoundtopW 267°2,109 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:2820:0720:50
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3515:4916:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262934394753615953423226
Precip in4.63.22.71.61.51.30.50.60.51.63.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chemult, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357326923

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