Windy Point
Windy Point rises to 1,291 m in Idaho. Twin Peaks stands 2,142 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is French John Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5612712.
Wikidata Q49090533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,291 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- French John Hill: 0.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Elephant Butte: 3.1 mi
- Shares Snout: 4.3 mi
- Tims Peak: 5.9 mi
- Marsing Island Park: 9.6 mi
- Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 14.2 mi
- Mallard Park: 15.3 mi
- Lake Lowell Park: 15.3 mi
- Midway Park: 16.7 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 18.1 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 19.1 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 19.5 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 21.4 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 12.3 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cow trough: 20.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.6 mi
- Briar Spring: 22.1 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 10.7 mi
- Coal Bank: 12.6 mi
- Gravelly Point: 17.8 mi
- The Tongue: 21.5 mi
- Murphy Rim: 21.8 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 18.9 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Mill Wheel: 23.8 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 24.5 mi
- Tate's Rents: 17.7 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 19.9 mi
- Celebration Park: 19.9 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 22.9 mi
- Jump Falls: 4.4 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
- Wilson Springs: 18.3 mi
- Jesus Christ: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks | S 176° | 2,142 m | 23.1 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | S 180° | 2,051 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,015 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mahogany Mountain | SW 236° | 1,985 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rooster Comb Peak | S 170° | 1,918 m | 19.9 mi |
| Spain Hill | S 181° | 1,885 m | 23.9 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,868 m | 18.2 mi |
| Salmon Butte | SSE 166° | 1,848 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 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 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 5 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662789
Day trips start here
- Nampa · 19 mi
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