Windy Cliff
Windy Cliff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 3,114 m. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Triple Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3114 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Observation Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Shakspere: 2.9 mi
- Rambaud Peak: 2.9 mi
- Mount Woodworth: 3.2 mi
- Red Point: 3.2 mi
- Grouse Spring: 11.4 mi
- Scotty Spring: 14.1 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 15.6 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 16.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 17.0 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.3 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 12.9 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 15.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 1.5 mi
- First Falls: 10.7 mi
- Second Falls: 10.8 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 11.4 mi
- Mist Falls: 13.2 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 18.9 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 19.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 22.1 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 22.7 mi
- Dehy Park: 24.3 mi
- Great Cliffs: 2.0 mi
- Muro Blanco: 7.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Rock Monster: 8.0 mi
- John Muir Rock: 20.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 21.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 23.8 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.1 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 24.4 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 24.5 mi
- Kearsarge: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Windy Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | NNE 24° | 4,343 m | 6.8 mi |
| Starlight Peak | NNE 24° | 4,323.7 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Sill | NNE 29° | 4,316 m | 7.2 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | NNE 26° | 4,298.2 m | 6.8 mi |
| Middle Palisade | NE 49° | 4,278.2 m | 7.0 mi |
| Split Mountain | E 82° | 4,269 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | NNE 22° | 4,268 m | 6.9 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NE 51° | 4,258.6 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/916037740
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