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Windy Mountain

Windy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Mountain rises to 1,642 m in Washington. Dip Top Peak stands 2,222 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Caboose, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in King County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1642 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.73067, -121.16566

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Cliffs: 21
  • Moai: 19.4 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 19.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
Parks: 6
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.6 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 9.2 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 15.2 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 18.9 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.2 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.2 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 21.2 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Dog Beach: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Windy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dip Top PeakS 184°2,222.3 m10.2 mi
Mac PeakSSE 165°2,091 m7.4 mi
Bulls ToothESE 114°2,088 m8.2 mi
Rock MountainENE 62°2,085.5 m10.1 mi
Jim Hill MountainE 86°2,062 m7.3 mi
Nimbus MountainSSE 158°2,046 m5.1 mi
Chain Lakes PeakESE 111°2,013 m7.7 mi
Trico MountainSSE 165°2,012 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:0720:1921:07
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:5115:2316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349018588

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