Windy Point
Windy Point rises to 296 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 296 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Warm Springs Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Furber Park: 12.3 mi
- The Hot Spot: 12.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ranchero Hill: 1.7 mi
- The Nubble: 1.9 mi
- Bee Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.6 mi
- Fisk Mill Cove: 9.8 mi
- Stump Beach: 9.8 mi
- Clam Beach: 11.4 mi
- Black Point Beach: 12.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 13.2 mi
- The Cedars: 6.0 mi
- Lake Sonoma: 8.3 mi
- Salt Point State Park: 8.5 mi
- The Big Brush: 8.6 mi
- Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve: 9.2 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 18.0 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 18.1 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 22.6 mi
- The Tropical: 22.8 mi
- Windmill: 11.4 mi
- Fort Ross: 11.4 mi
- AIA 25 Year Award: 12.5 mi
- The Bane Bill: 16.6 mi
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 22.8 mi
- Visitor Center: 10.3 mi
- Korbel Museum: 17.1 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 17.2 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 18.4 mi
- Windsor Museum: 22.6 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 14.1 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 17.1 mi
- Real Goods Solar Living Center: 20.7 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 22.2 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 24.2 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 16.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 16.7 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 18.2 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 4.5 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 6.4 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 9.5 mi
- White Cap Arch: 15.0 mi
- Arched Rock: 17.2 mi
- Fish Rocks Arch: 23.0 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 3.9 mi
- Peace Totem: 10.7 mi
- Campo Gianni: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NE 50° | 807 m | 3.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 335° | 781 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gube Mountain | NNW 332° | 765 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 341° | 756 m | 6.7 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | ENE 62° | 747 m | 3.9 mi |
| Snook Mountain | NNW 330° | 743 m | 13.5 mi |
| Crane Peak | NNE 18° | 728 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pardaloe Peak | NNW 342° | 713 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660192 — Windy Point, Sonoma County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807723
Day trips start here
- Boonville · 25 mi
- Kelseyville · 28 mi
- Lakeport · 30 mi
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