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: 39.62165, -107.30505. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Point

• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~9 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Point

• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Daly · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~67 km · Must-see

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