Windy Benchmark

Windy Benchmark: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Windy Benchmark

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Windy Benchmark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.73747, -105.71615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Benchmark

• Ayres Natural Bridge State Park · park · Converse · ~11 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Fetterman State Historic Site · fort · Converse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum · museum · Converse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center · park · Converse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Converse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~55 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~61 km · Must-see
• Masonic Temple · fort · Natrona · ~64 km · Must-see
• Casper Wyoming Temple · church · Natrona · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Caspar Museum · fort · Natrona · ~68 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~71 km · Must-see
• Little Boxelder Number 3 Dam · lake · Converse · ~4 km
• Converse County Park · park · Converse · ~7 km
• Little Boxelder Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~7 km
• Abney Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~8 km
• Chamberlain Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~10 km
• Hermit Rock · viewpoint · Converse · ~10 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Benchmark

• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~55 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~61 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~71 km · Must-see
• Teapot Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~92 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~149 km · Must-see
• Hermit Rock · viewpoint · Converse · ~10 km
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~11 km
• Moss Agate Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~14 km
• Hatterman Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~14 km

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