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: 38.45814, -108.53830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Point

• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~73 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~75 km · Must-see
• Middle Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~9 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~11 km
• Kelso Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km
• Long Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~22 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~22 km
• Brushy Ridge · viewpoint · Mesa · ~24 km
• Box Canyon · viewpoint · Montrose · ~24 km
• Little Monitor Number 2 Dam · lake · Montrose · ~25 km
• Dominguez Ridge · viewpoint · Mesa · ~27 km
• Zappa Wall · viewpoint · Mesa · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Point

• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~79 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~79 km · Must-see

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