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Windy Point

Windy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Point is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,998 m. Chalk Mountain stands 3,399 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 0.9 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2998 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.33442, -107.76923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Baldy: 0.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Keep Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Mud Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks: 32
  • Centennial Park: 13.8 mi
  • Moki Park: 13.9 mi
  • Davidson Park: 14.1 mi
  • Tara Park: 15.7 mi
  • Island River Park: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 3
  • Rifle Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Silt Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
  • New Castle Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cross and Statue at Entrance: 14.0 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 14.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • South Canyon Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
  • South Canyon Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Rifle: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rifle Falls: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk MountainSSE 159°3,399 m16.4 mi
South Mamm PeakWNW 296°3,358 m5.8 mi
Haystack MountainWNW 290°3,340 m7.8 mi
Spruce MountainSE 126°3,290 m16.3 mi
North Mamm PeakNW 306°3,280 m6.4 mi
The Flat TopsS 170°3,258 m14.0 mi
Flagpole MountainE 90°3,232 m13.8 mi
Mosquito MountainE 92°3,197 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0220:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F243040465565717062493624
Precip in1.01.11.11.51.40.91.51.41.61.61.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Collbran 1wsw, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358909533

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