Windy Rock

Windy Rock: 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 Rock

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 Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.70549, -112.83644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Rock

• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beavertail Hill State Park · park · Missoula · ~70 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dupont Number 1 Dam · lake · Powell · ~10 km
• Dupont Number 2 Dam · lake · Powell · ~11 km
• Miller Lake · lake · Idaho · ~13 km
• Miller Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~13 km
• Priced Name Dam · lake · Powell · ~13 km
• Nevada Creek Dam · lake · Powell · ~14 km
• Tavenner Dam · lake · Powell · ~19 km
• Anderson Dam · lake · Powell · ~19 km
• Mannix Dam · lake · Powell · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Rock

• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~68 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~83 km · Must-see
• Scapegoat Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~84 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~109 km · Must-see

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