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Windy Point

Windy Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.67519, -123.19834

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Beaches: 33
  • 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
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 11
  • 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
  • Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 9.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • White Cap Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Arched Rock: 17.2 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Windy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNE 50°807 m3.8 mi
Black MountainNNW 335°781 m9.0 mi
Gube MountainNNW 332°765 m13.7 mi
Mount TomNNW 341°756 m6.7 mi
Centennial MountainENE 62°747 m3.9 mi
Snook MountainNNW 330°743 m13.5 mi
Crane PeakNNE 18°728 m4.4 mi
Pardaloe PeakNNW 342°713 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

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

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