- Elevation
- 1,844 m
- Tallest summit within 15.0 miles
- Sierra Buttes2,617 m · 11.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.4294, -120.6674
Windy Point Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded 1,844 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Boy Scout Wall, a cliff 1.2 miles away.
- Elevation
- 1844 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Windy Point Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Buttes | N 5° | 2,617 m | 11.4 mi |
| English Mountain | E 79° | 2,552 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | ESE 107° | 2,467 m | 13.4 mi |
| Black Buttes | ESE 112° | 2,447 m | 6.3 mi |
| Black Buttes | ESE 107° | 2,407 m | 6.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SE 131° | 2,388 m | 9.4 mi |
| Meadow Lake Hill | E 96° | 2,382 m | 10.0 mi |
| Signal Peak | SE 132° | 2,374 m | 9.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bowman Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Red Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fall Creek Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Red Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Jolly Boys Mine: 5.7 mi
- Jolly Boys Mine: 5.7 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 9.4 mi
- Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Forest Gift Shop: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Boy Scout Wall: 1.2 mi
- Rediscovery Dome Right: 1.3 mi
- Rediscovery Dome Left: 1.3 mi
- Booth Point: 4.2 mi
- Bell Point: 6.4 mi
Parks: 24
- Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Sierra City Community Center: 9.6 mi
- Sierra City Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Firepit: 9.9 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 5.6 mi
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 7.3 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 8.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 8.9 mi
Museums: 11
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum: 10.2 mi
- Downieville Museum: 12.4 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 17.0 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 18.1 mi
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 21.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Switchback spring: 11.3 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 11.5 mi
- Derbec Spring: 11.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.2 mi
- Dawson Spring: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 8
- Missouri Bar: 12.9 mi
- Webber Lake: 14.1 mi
- Illinois Bar: 17.2 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 18.2 mi
- China Wall: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Coppins Meadow: 14.3 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 18.1 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 19.6 mi
- Black Wall: 20.3 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Hackmans Falls: 9.2 mi
- Loves Falls: 10.9 mi
- Weber Falls: 15.2 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.5 mi
- Frazier Falls: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Forest: 10.8 mi
- North Bloomfield: 13.1 mi
- Red Dog: 19.2 mi
- Jamison: 24.0 mi
- Deadwood: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dog Beach: 17.2 mi
- China Cove Beach: 23.4 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Campbell Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Sierra County · 14 mi
- Grass Valley · 25 mi
- Truckee · 25 mi
- Placer County · 26 mi
- Colfax · 27 mi
- Loyalton · 28 mi
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