Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,140 m. Atlantic Rim West stands 2,593 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Hill, a peak 5.8 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 24 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2140 m
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
48 named places within 25 miles
- Windy Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cherokee Hill: 7.5 mi
- Larsen Knoll: 9.1 mi
- Stratton Knoll: 9.7 mi
- Johnson Knoll: 9.7 mi
- Tully Park: 17.1 mi
- Island Park: 17.8 mi
- Rawlins Springs: 17.9 mi
- Soroptimist Park: 18.1 mi
- Depot Park: 18.1 mi
- Red Rim: 11.2 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 16.5 mi
- Chain Lakes Rim: 17.0 mi
- Brown Canyon Rim: 17.6 mi
- High Point: 17.6 mi
- Rim Lakes Spring: 17.3 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 17.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Rim West | SE 144° | 2,593 m | 17.4 mi |
| Miller Hill | SSE 148° | 2,580 m | 22.8 mi |
| Separation Peak | SE 142° | 2,567 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | ESE 119° | 2,474 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 126° | 2,424 m | 21.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,397 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lamont Benchmark | N 4° | 2,391 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rawlins Peak | E 95° | 2,370 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rawlins 1N, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505583
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