Windy Point
Windy Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,313 m. Coke Mountain stands 2,712 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak 1.7 miles away. Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2313 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 26.7 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Larson Spring: 6.1 mi
- Brazier Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sucker Spring: 8.2 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 8.4 mi
- McKinnon Spring: 8.6 mi
- High Top: 1.7 mi
- Sand Knoll: 2.4 mi
- Eli Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bridger Hill: 6.3 mi
- Elk Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 13.0 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 21.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 22.0 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 24.6 mi
- North Beach State Park: 24.9 mi
- Cisco Beach: 23.0 mi
- Ideal Beach: 24.6 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 24.8 mi
- Skull Point: 17.6 mi
- Crockers Point: 19.0 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 22.0 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 24.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coke Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,712 m | 23.9 mi |
| Red Spur Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,703 m | 24.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | E 100° | 2,510 m | 7.1 mi |
| Monument Peak | W 260° | 2,503 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bridger Hill | S 172° | 2,501 m | 6.3 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,496 m | 14.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 173° | 2,488 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,457 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sage 4 NNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505580
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 13 mi
- Garden City · 26 mi
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