Windy Point
Windy Point rises to 1,522 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier Cap, a peak 4.3 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1522 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldier Cap: 4.3 mi
- Wilson Peak: 5.1 mi
- Hemingway Butte: 6.3 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Salmon Butte: 7.2 mi
- Kurtz Park: 21.3 mi
- Winchester Park: 21.4 mi
- Nicholson Park: 21.8 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 21.9 mi
- Marsing Island Park: 21.9 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 7.4 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 12.5 mi
- Kuna History Center: 22.3 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi
- Dewey: 14.2 mi
- Ruby City: 14.9 mi
- Silver City: 15.5 mi
- De Lamar: 16.4 mi
- Briar Spring: 6.5 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 8.6 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 9.0 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 13.8 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 14.7 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 24.8 mi
- Coal Bank: 7.4 mi
- Murphy Rim: 8.2 mi
- Celebration Park: 9.5 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Jump Falls: 20.1 mi
- Wilson Springs: 21.7 mi
- Tate's Rents: 21.8 mi
- Jesus Christ: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | S 174° | 2,556 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | S 174° | 2,514 m | 18.5 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | S 177° | 2,468 m | 17.4 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | S 182° | 2,451 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | S 188° | 2,349 m | 17.4 mi |
| Florida Mountain | S 191° | 2,337 m | 15.8 mi |
| Stormy Hill | S 180° | 2,265 m | 16.2 mi |
| Slacks Mountain | S 190° | 2,219 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:48 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:28 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reynolds, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653466
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