Windy Point
Windy Point rises to 1,144 m in Wyoming. Sherrard Hill stands 1,634 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,144 m
How to reach it
33 named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stoney Point: 5.8 mi
- Branaman Mountain: 5.9 mi
- The Notch: 10.0 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 10.2 mi
- BLM: 11.1 mi
- State Trust: 16.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.5 mi
- Hulett Pioneer Memorial Park: 17.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrard Hill | SSW 201° | 1,634 m | 22.6 mi |
| Newton Hill | SSW 205° | 1,599 m | 23.5 mi |
| Manly Hill | SSW 206° | 1,593 m | 23.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,497 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,465 m | 12.1 mi |
| Vision Peak | S 187° | 1,465 m | 13.1 mi |
| Little Table Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,455 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 172° | 1,452 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:03 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:31 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colony, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1604247 — Windy Point, Crook County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356507195
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