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Windy Point

Windy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Point rises to 1,243 m in Idaho. Round Knob stands 1,993 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Point, a peak 3.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.80988, -116.56959

94 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Springs: 15
  • Red Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Deadhorse Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Joe Spring: 14.9 mi
Parks: 11
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 12.2 mi
  • City Park: 13.4 mi
  • White Bird Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 14.3 mi
  • Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 14.4 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 13.6 mi
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 14.2 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Deep Creek Massacre: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cherry Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSSE 163°1,993 m23.6 mi
Grassy KnollS 189°1,991 m19.9 mi
Dairy MountainESE 112°1,967 m23.4 mi
High CampE 80°1,866 m21.6 mi
Patrol PointESE 114°1,858 m23.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 199°1,835 m22.4 mi
Maxim RidgeSSE 157°1,822 m22.8 mi
Stormy PointS 174°1,802 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:59
June solstice05:5720:5421:41
September equinox07:3419:0619:46
December solstice08:2516:1517:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455359686960483730
Precip in1.81.62.12.72.82.61.20.81.11.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood 2 WSW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358664072

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