Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Windy Mountain

Windy Mountain is a summit in Columbia County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1132318. It sits at 487.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameWindy Mountain
GNIS feature ID1132318
Kind of placeSummit
StateOregon
CountyColumbia
Latitude46.02716
Longitude-123.18506
USGS topographic mapClatskanie
First recorded05/22/1986
Elevationcalculated487.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1598 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other summits

Every summit covered here

Other places in Columbia County

Questions

Where is Windy Mountain?

In Columbia County, Oregon, at 46.02716, -123.18506. The USGS records it on the Clatskanie topographic map.

How high is Windy Mountain?

487.2 metres (1598 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Windy Mountain?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a summit in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service