Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,775 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Catwalk Historical Marker, a park 0.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1775 m
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Slaughterhouse Spring: 0.9 mi
- Lone Pine Spring: 3.4 mi
- Bearup Spring: 3.9 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 4.1 mi
- Fanny Spring: 4.4 mi
- Stout Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Cardinal Gap: 2.7 mi
- Fannie Hill: 2.9 mi
- Angels Roost: 3.1 mi
- Silver Peak: 3.7 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
- Redstone Park: 9.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 10.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 3.8 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 14.0 mi
- Graves: 19.4 mi
- Ruins: 21.1 mi
- Ruins: 21.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 4.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 4.9 mi
- Tige Rim: 17.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 22.6 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 2.6 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ESE 110° | 3,310 m | 12.3 mi |
| Willow Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,283 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SE 131° | 3,250 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,241 m | 11.6 mi |
| Center Baldy | ESE 116° | 3,210 m | 13.0 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,081 m | 8.2 mi |
| Indian Peak | ESE 119° | 3,061 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | ENE 66° | 3,031 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357600400
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