Windlass Hill

Windlass Hill: 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 Windlass Hill

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 Windlass Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.26090, -102.11519. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windlass Hill

• Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~3 km · Must-see
• California Hill Historical Marker · sanctuary · Keith · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~29 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Holiness Church · fort · Arthur · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grant City Park · park · Perkins · ~71 km · Must-see
• Road 199A · fort · Garden · ~8 km
• Clear Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Keith · ~11 km
• Clay Peak · viewpoint · Garden · ~12 km
• Cedar View Beach · beach · Keith · ~20 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~23 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~25 km
• Deuel County · attraction · Deuel · ~28 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~29 km
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area · lake · Keith · ~29 km
• McGreer Camper Park · park · Deuel · ~29 km
• Bittersweet State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Deuel · ~30 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windlass Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windlass Hill

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~94 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~135 km · Must-see
• Clay Peak · viewpoint · Garden · ~12 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~23 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~25 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~31 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Garden · ~31 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~40 km
• Mount Vernon · viewpoint · Deuel · ~47 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~49 km

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