Big Windy Peak
Big Windy Peak rises to 3,167 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,167 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 33.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
40 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Trail Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Inspiration: 2.4 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Gilmore Summit: 6.5 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 16.2 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 20.4 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 5.2 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Windy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | SE 145° | 3,719 m | 16.8 mi |
| Scott Peak | E 88° | 3,468 m | 22.4 mi |
| Big Creek Peak | NW 304° | 3,439 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,431 m | 8.3 mi |
| Webber Peak | E 89° | 3,409 m | 22.6 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | WNW 304° | 3,354 m | 14.9 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | ENE 62° | 3,347 m | 15.6 mi |
| Massacre Mountain | SW 215° | 3,324 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661209
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