Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,657 m. Copper Mountain stands 2,481 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Boysen Peak, a peak 3.9 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway runs past it. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1657 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 10 mi
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 10 mi
55 named places within 25 miles
- Boysen Peak: 3.9 mi
- Stone Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stagner Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Nostrum Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Birdseye Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Candy Jack Park: 9.2 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 9.4 mi
- Family Park: 9.4 mi
- Boysen State Park: 17.8 mi
- The Block: 4.4 mi
- Minnesela Slope: 5.9 mi
- Padlock Rim: 19.7 mi
- Tyrannosaurus: 9.3 mi
- Rifle: 9.3 mi
- Bow and Arrow: 9.3 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 9.6 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 9.7 mi
- Hot Springs County Museum: 9.3 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 9.7 mi
- Gebo: 19.3 mi
- Lakeside: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,481 m | 13.6 mi |
| Guffy Peak | E 97° | 2,431 m | 13.9 mi |
| Greer Peak | ESE 110° | 2,328 m | 18.8 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | SE 135° | 2,274 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fuller Peak | ESE 111° | 2,266 m | 19.4 mi |
| Boysen Peak | S 189° | 2,261 m | 3.9 mi |
| Stagner Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,236 m | 4.3 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | W 261° | 2,233 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:53 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 24 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boysen DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505585
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