Windy Hill
Windy Hill rises to 2,533 m in Wyoming. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Creek Rim, a cliff 3.2 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 28 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2533 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
42 named places within 25 miles
- Battle Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sullivan Benchmark: 5.9 mi
- Beer Mug Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.5 mi
- Pine Butte: 8.8 mi
- Smith Creek Rim: 3.2 mi
- Como Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- Fourmile Point: 20.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 23.7 mi
- Bear Park: 15.9 mi
- Headquarters Park: 17.9 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 6.5 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 14.7 mi
- Shirley Basin: 14.7 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 19.6 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | WNW 290° | 2,792 m | 14.2 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | WNW 288° | 2,791 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 2,700 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Benchmark | WNW 283° | 2,698 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | NW 309° | 2,526 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | W 277° | 2,525 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 314° | 2,441 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,434 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medicine BOW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1596534 — Windy Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356505568
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