Windy Mountain
Windy Mountain rises to 3,121 m in Wyoming. Whitetail Peak stands 3,821 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Cliffs, a cliff 2.4 miles away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Park County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3121 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 9.1 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 8 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 10 mi
- Dead Indian Overlook · 11 mi
- Falls · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Russell Peak: 3.8 mi
- White Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Hunter Peak: 6.4 mi
- Antelope Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Reef Creek: 4.0 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 10.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.9 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Impasse Falls: 23.7 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 6.0 mi
- The Palisades: 24.4 mi
- Willow Park: 16.5 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 23.7 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 22.5 mi
- Fire Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 10.7 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 19.7 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 23.0 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Windy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetail Peak | N 1° | 3,821 m | 20.6 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | N 4° | 3,763 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | N 7° | 3,746 m | 17.3 mi |
| Trout Peak | SSE 166° | 3,724 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Rearguard | N 11° | 3,705 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | S 184° | 3,703 m | 12.8 mi |
| Metcalf Mountain | N 9° | 3,651 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pilot Peak | NW 312° | 3,512 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356507193
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