Cliff · Idaho
Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,623 m. Otter Buttes stands 1,914 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Tules, a peak 1.6 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1623 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.18795, -116.49456
- 27.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
30 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 25
- The Tules: 1.6 mi
- Piute Butte: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Butte: 4.4 mi
- Whitehorse Butte: 7.2 mi
- The Dome: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Bear Creek Point: 23.4 mi
- Tent Creek Point: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Owyhee Falls: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cornucopia: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Otter Spring: 23.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Buttes | E 98° | 1,914 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rough Mountain | NW 315° | 1,906 m | 21.0 mi |
| Big Springs Butte | N 5° | 1,869 m | 19.9 mi |
| Turner Butte | NE 53° | 1,864 m | 22.5 mi |
| Turner Table | NE 47° | 1,830 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hat Peak | SSE 165° | 1,794 m | 20.2 mi |
| Dollar Butte | NNE 33° | 1,771 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lambert Table | WNW 303° | 1,712 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:32 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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