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Windy Point

Windy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Point is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,308 m. Lookout Mountain stands 2,111 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Alkali Butte, a peak 2.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10124, -120.63362

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Alkali Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Coyote Butte: 3.2 mi
  • Juniper Point: 4.8 mi
  • Big Bend Island: 5.4 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 5.8 mi
Springs: 46
  • Colby Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Sanford Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Bobcat Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Swamp Spring: 5.9 mi
Parks: 26
  • Bottero Park: 3.2 mi
  • Seventh-Day Adventist Church Yard: 16.4 mi
  • End of Les Schwab Trail: 16.5 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 16.7 mi
  • Crook County Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Wounded Warriors Monument: 16.7 mi
  • Wounded Warriors Monument: 16.7 mi
  • Nelson Monument: 16.8 mi
  • Welcome to Crook County Fairgrounds: 16.8 mi
  • Ochoco Pointe Neighborhood Sign: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Harwood Restrooms: 18.0 mi
  • Harwood Restrooms: 18.0 mi
  • Brothers Oasis: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
  • Greenwood Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ochoco Lake State Park: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Railroad Car: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Prineville Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • OROC Brothers Launchsite: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainNE 40°2,111 m20.2 mi
North PointNE 37°2,037 m20.5 mi
Drake ButteESE 107°1,909.9 m13.5 mi
Tower PointE 100°1,858 m17.0 mi
Howard ButteNE 37°1,840.992 m18.8 mi
Arrowwood PointESE 103°1,816.6 m20.5 mi
Line ButteNE 44°1,806 m17.6 mi
Prairie HillENE 57°1,805.635 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:15
June solstice05:2020:0620:50
September equinox06:5018:2419:02
December solstice07:3515:4016:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343742475561686761504033
Precip in1.10.80.90.81.40.90.40.40.30.91.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prineville, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357327895

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