Cliff · California
Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 438 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,863 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 438 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.16711, -122.39998
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bear Valley Buttes: 2.7 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.6 mi
- Lambert Hill: 4.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 4.8 mi
Parks: 36
- North View Park: 12.8 mi
- Venice Park: 12.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.4 mi
- Valley Ranch Playground: 14.1 mi
- Valley Vista Park: 14.3 mi
Springs: 16
- Hog Spring: 9.3 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 10.8 mi
- Grizzly Spring: 12.5 mi
- Allen Springs: 14.2 mi
- Jesse Spring: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge: 19.0 mi
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge: 19.4 mi
- Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: 20.9 mi
- Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Pine Needle Point: 13.8 mi
- Blue Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Buckingham Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Lincoln Bluff: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Maxwell Rest Area Southbound: 12.7 mi
- Maxwell Rest Area Northbound: 12.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Sacramento Valley Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Mike Thompson Harbor: 19.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Lower Lake Stone Jail: 21.1 mi
- Lucerne Christian Conference Center: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Dorn beach: 21.8 mi
- Laurel Beach: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Wilbur Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Green Army Man: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Big Springs Picnic Ground: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,863 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | W 266° | 1,381 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | W 268° | 1,368 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 265° | 1,293 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ruppert Point | W 266° | 1,286 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pacific Point | WNW 287° | 1,177 m | 11.1 mi |
| Evans Peak | WSW 258° | 1,177 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | SW 225° | 1,093.3 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Park Rsvr, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358779111
Day trips start here
- Colusa County · 6 mi
- Williams · 13 mi
- Lake County · 20 mi
- Kelseyville · 27 mi
- Willows · 27 mi
- Glenn County · 29 mi
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