Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,406 m. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Esel Point, a cliff 2.4 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1406 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 23.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 23.2 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 25 mi
- Tieton Dam · 25 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johns Butte: 4.8 mi
- Glaciate Butte: 6.2 mi
- Panther Butte: 6.5 mi
- Jennies Butte: 6.6 mi
- Mulligan Butte: 6.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Great Falls: 13.7 mi
- South Fork Falls: 15.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 18.2 mi
- Island Spring: 10.0 mi
- Shamrock Spring: 12.0 mi
- Lyon Spring: 12.5 mi
- McCumber Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.8 mi
- Esel Point: 2.4 mi
- Miller Point: 6.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 11.9 mi
- Blue Slide: 18.8 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 19.7 mi
- Youngs Wetland (CLT): 20.8 mi
- Fort Simcoe State Park: 22.6 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 23.5 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 24.1 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | SW 233° | 3,743.4 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 235° | 3,683 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pikers Peak | SW 230° | 3,553 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Castle | SW 231° | 3,487 m | 10.7 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | SW 224° | 2,865.7 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Spearhead | SW 226° | 2,538.37 m | 9.9 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NNW 340° | 2,494 m | 13.9 mi |
| Goat Citadel | NNW 339° | 2,439 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 38 | 32 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356546984
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