Windy Peak
Windy Peak rises to 3,636 m in Colorado. Mount Logan stands 3,922 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle, a peak 3.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 24 miles off. 163 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Windy Peak, elevation 11,970 ft (3,648 m), is a summit in the Kenosha Mountains of central Colorado. The peak is south of Bailey in the Lost Creek Wilderness. It is also home to Outdoor Lab for Jefferson County.
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Wikidata Q14685199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,636 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 26 mi
- Panorama Point · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 28 mi
- Geologic Overlook · 28 mi
163 named places within 25 miles
- The Castle: 3.1 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 4.3 mi
- Bison Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Redskin Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Insmont Hill: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Ranch Park: 16.1 mi
- James Q Newton Park: 16.4 mi
- Flying J Ranch Park: 17.4 mi
- Legualt Mountain Community Park (Private): 17.9 mi
- Denver Mountain Park Site: 19.3 mi
- Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Scraggy View Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Willow Bend Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 17.5 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- McGraw Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Old Mill: 15.5 mi
- Ralph Carr Memorial Highway: 18.2 mi
- Lenny's Rest: 19.0 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-2: 21.7 mi
- Chicken Scratch Hill: 13.7 mi
- Longwater Rock: 14.7 mi
- Hackett Rock: 16.8 mi
- Top view: 18.5 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 19.2 mi
- Red Wall: 14.8 mi
- Meditation Rock: 18.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 23.2 mi
- The Tooth: 24.6 mi
- Elevenmile Dome: 24.8 mi
- Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 24.9 mi
- Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden: 24.9 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 24.9 mi
- Cut Flower Garden: 24.9 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 25.0 mi
- Sasquatch Outpost: 7.4 mi
- Tiny Town: 23.8 mi
- Hiwan Homestead Museum: 24.1 mi
- South Park Rail Como Project: 24.2 mi
- Elk Falls: 14.1 mi
- The Chutes: 15.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 18.7 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.6 mi
- Oliver: 24.7 mi
- Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 25.0 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 22.6 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Logan | NW 323° | 3,922 m | 16.8 mi |
| Kenosha Mountains | WNW 297° | 3,787 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bison Mountain | SW 215° | 3,777 m | 5.4 mi |
| North Twin Cone Peak | WNW 302° | 3,754 m | 16.5 mi |
| South Twin Cone Peak | WNW 301° | 3,750 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Blaine | NW 304° | 3,748 m | 15.6 mi |
| McCurdy Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,702 m | 5.9 mi |
| North Tarryall Peak | W 274° | 3,629 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bailey, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358919952
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