Windy Point
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
- 22.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 120.2 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
94 named places within 25 miles
- Joe Point: 3.5 mi
- Dry Point: 4.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 4.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 4.8 mi
- Dellas Peak: 5.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Copper: 4.2 mi
- Joseph: 4.5 mi
- Mount Idaho: 24.3 mi
- Bug Slope: 10.4 mi
- Moughmer Point: 11.8 mi
- Hoover Point: 18.2 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 13.6 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 20.2 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 14.2 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 14.3 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 14.3 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 16.8 mi
- Deep Creek Massacre: 4.6 mi
- Cherry Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 17.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | SSE 163° | 1,993 m | 23.6 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | S 189° | 1,991 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dairy Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,967 m | 23.4 mi |
| High Camp | E 80° | 1,866 m | 21.6 mi |
| Patrol Point | ESE 114° | 1,858 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 199° | 1,835 m | 22.4 mi |
| Maxim Ridge | SSE 157° | 1,822 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stormy Point | S 174° | 1,802 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:20 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:54 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 16:15 | 17:05 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cottonwood 2 WSW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358664072
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