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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
1,503.883 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97539, -123.13668

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 10
  • Bigfoot Trap: 5.6 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 7.8 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley Swimming Hole: 17.4 mi
  • Sterling Mine Tunnel: 17.7 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 MountainESE2,164 m8.5 mi
Scraggy MountainE2,117 m7.0 mi
Dry Lake MountainESE2,063 m11.1 mi
Red ButteSW2,054 m4.0 mi
Kangaroo MountainSW2,040 m5.0 mi
Arnold MountainWNW2,026 m8.9 mi
Donomore PeakE2,017 m11.4 mi
Pyramid PeakW1,966 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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