Windy Peak
Windy Peak rises to 2,540 m in Washington. Remmel Mountain stands 2,636 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Topaz Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Windy Peak is an 8,335-foot (2,541-metre) mountain summit located in Okanogan County in Washington state. It is part of the Okanogan Range which is a sub-range of the North Cascades and Cascade Range. The mountain is situated five miles (8.0 km) south of the Canada–United States border, on the east side of the Cascade crest, in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Haystack Mountain, 9.24 miles (14.87 km) to the northwest in Canada. Precipitation runoff from Windy Peak drains into tributaries of the Methow River and Similkameen River.
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Wikidata Q49090509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,540 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Topaz Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pick Peak: 2.3 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Hickey Hump: 3.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 6.4 mi
- Wannacut Lake Public Access: 21.0 mi
- Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 21.0 mi
- Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 21.3 mi
- Desert Park Exhibition Society: 23.0 mi
- Palmer Mountain Mill Site Ruins: 17.1 mi
- Old Aqueduct Tunnel: 21.3 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 9.5 mi
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 16.3 mi
- Smugglers Spring: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Windy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remmel Mountain | W 268° | 2,636 m | 10.3 mi |
| Grimface Mountain | NW 305° | 2,635 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | WNW 293° | 2,622 m | 10.8 mi |
| Matriarch Mountain | NW 304° | 2,610 m | 11.6 mi |
| Macabre Tower | NW 304° | 2,596 m | 11.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,586 m | 9.5 mi |
| The Deacon | WNW 299° | 2,553 m | 11.3 mi |
| Amphitheater Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,548 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:31 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:18 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:10 | 16:06 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528234 — Windy Peak, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546983
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