Peak · Washington
Windmill Point
Windmill Point rises to 980 m in Washington. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blewett Stamp Mill, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Cliff in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49471572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 980 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.43657, -120.64932
- 8.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 8.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Echo Point · 7 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tiptop: 1.9 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Serpentine Hill: 2.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Three Brothers, East Brother: 4.3 mi
Parks: 44
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 10.0 mi
- Railroad Park: 10.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 10.5 mi
- Cottage Avenue Park: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 25
- Icicles: 8.0 mi
- Watershed Bell: 8.0 mi
- Granite Salmon: 8.1 mi
- Emissaries: 8.1 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 0.9 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 2.2 mi
- Der Ritter: 10.8 mi
- B-24 Bomber Wing: 15.1 mi
- Casland: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 8.4 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 8.5 mi
- Chelan County Fairgrounds: 9.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 10.6 mi
Springs: 14
- Deer Park Spring: 1.6 mi
- Culver Springs: 2.1 mi
- Mission Spring: 10.1 mi
- Cougar Spring: 10.3 mi
- Grouse Spring: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Snow Creek Wall: 7.2 mi
- Lizard Wall: 7.2 mi
- Central Park: 8.3 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 9.1 mi
- Stones Throw: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 10
- Shore Street River Access: 9.2 mi
- Deer Beach: 10.4 mi
- Rafters Beach: 10.5 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 10.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 10.7 mi
Museums: 10
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 10.7 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 11.0 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 11.0 mi
- Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.8 mi
- Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 11.0 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Ohme Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Okanogan Avenue Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 7.8 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 9.4 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 13.6 mi
- Porter's Pond Nature Area: 16.1 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Viviane Falls: 6.9 mi
- Drury Falls: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 21.1 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 21.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Blewett: 1.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Windmill Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragontail Peak | WNW 289° | 2,695 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pandora's Box | WNW 287° | 2,658 m | 9.2 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | WNW 287° | 2,653 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,637 m | 8.5 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | WNW 297° | 2,597 m | 8.0 mi |
| Witches Tower | WNW 289° | 2,597 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sherpa Peak | WNW 282° | 2,584 m | 11.4 mi |
| Little Annapurna | WNW 286° | 2,578 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528218 — Windmill Point, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546980
Day trips start here
- Cashmere · 10 mi
- Leavenworth · 11 mi
- Wenatchee · 15 mi
- East Wenatchee · 17 mi
- Stevens Pass · 30 mi
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