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Windmill Point

Windmill Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windmill Point rises to 1,233 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogus Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89348, -122.35502

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
Artworks: 13
  • Jack Daniel: 14.9 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 14.9 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 16.1 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 18.2 mi
  • Coming Home: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Windmill Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainSE 132°2,384 m8.0 mi
Ball MountainESE 123°2,373 m12.3 mi
Butte MountainESE 112°2,103 m9.1 mi
Eagle RockE 101°2,092 m6.0 mi
Cottonwood PeakW 269°2,014.1 m15.0 mi
Miller MountainSSE 159°1,995 m17.4 mi
Chinquapin MountainNNW 347°1,869.643 m18.4 mi
Soda MountainNNW 332°1,856 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3515:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374145505865747467544436
Precip in3.42.32.01.71.40.90.50.20.51.42.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657698 — Windmill Point, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358805757

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