Windy Point

Windy Point: 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 Point

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 Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.18795, -116.49456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Point

• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Jacks Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Owyhee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~73 km · Must-see
• The Tules · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~3 km
• Piute Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~7 km
• Lookout Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~9 km
• Whitehorse Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~14 km
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · Owyhee · ~17 km
• Owyhee River Wilderness · sanctuary · Owyhee · ~19 km
• Juniper Basin Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~20 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number Two · lake · Owyhee · ~22 km
• The Dome · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~23 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number Three · lake · Owyhee · ~26 km
• Willow Meadows Reservoir Number One · lake · Owyhee · ~27 km
• Owyhee Falls · waterfall · Owyhee · ~29 km
• Lambert Table · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~32 km
• Bull Camp Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~32 km
• Eds Defeat Reservoir · lake · Owyhee · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Point

• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~41 km · Must-see
• Porter Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~92 km · Must-see
• McAfee Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~107 km · Must-see
• Deer Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~116 km · Must-see
• Copper Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~116 km · Must-see
• Coon Creek Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~118 km · Must-see
• Mount Neva · viewpoint · Elko · ~119 km · Must-see
• Buckskin Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~123 km · Must-see
• Jarbidge Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~124 km · Must-see

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