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Windy Point

Windy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 407 m. Big Signal Peak stands 1,882 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Chemise Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
407 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.70488, -123.30890
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Big Chemise Knob: 0.3 mi
  • Little Chemise Knob: 0.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Big Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Black Rock: 6.4 mi
Parks: 11
  • Hidden Oaks Park: 7.5 mi
  • Irvine Lodge Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Foundation Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Big Pump Track: 19.7 mi
  • Small Pump Track: 19.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Joe Burke Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Chipmunk Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Chipmunk Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Sugar Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Labrynth: 12.1 mi
  • zen garden: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Willits "W" Sign: 17.9 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Signal PeakSE 139°1,882 m17.3 mi
Swallow RockESE 109°1,787 m17.8 mi
Haydon RockE 99°1,744 m17.2 mi
Impassable RockSE 139°1,743 m15.3 mi
Buzzard RoostE 95°1,711 m17.7 mi
Poison RockE 84°1,688 m14.9 mi
Blue RocksE 98°1,630 m17.5 mi
Rose RockE 91°1,626 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:26
June solstice05:4620:0520:45
September equinox07:0218:3619:12
December solstice07:3216:1016:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549535966737166574741
Precip in7.86.85.22.81.60.80.00.20.22.04.38.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358779115

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