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Windy Peak

Windy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Peak rises to 1,504 m in California. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lick Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1503.883 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97539, -123.13668

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 14
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 5.6 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 7.8 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 8.2 mi
Parks: 6
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 17.2 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 17.4 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 17.5 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 17.9 mi
  • Doc Griffin Park: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ponytail Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Maple Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 4.2 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 17.3 mi
  • Railroad Trestle: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 21.4 mi
  • Tree of life: 21.4 mi
  • Dragonfly: 21.5 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Beebe Woods: 24.3 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Windy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condrey MountainESE 108°2,164 m8.5 mi
Scraggy MountainE 98°2,117 m7.0 mi
Dry Lake MountainESE 115°2,063 m11.1 mi
Red ButteSW 218°2,054 m4.0 mi
Kangaroo MountainSW 220°2,040 m5.0 mi
Arnold MountainWNW 287°2,026.31 m8.9 mi
Donomore PeakE 79°2,017 m11.4 mi
Pyramid PeakW 272°1,966.265 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269234 — Windy Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800666

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