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Devils Twist

Devils Twist, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Twist is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,115 m. Coffee Peak stands 3,038 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.39912, -112.27383

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 17
  • Oak City Park: 3.7 mi
  • Yuba Lake State Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
  • Mills Meadows Waterfowl Management Area: 13.2 mi
  • Yuba State Park: 13.3 mi
  • White Sage Park: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Twist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coffee PeakSSE 163°3,038 m24.5 mi
Fool Creek PeakE 97°2,936 m3.6 mi
Williams PeakSSE 150°2,778 m8.3 mi
Partridge MountainSSE 162°2,661 m5.1 mi
Buck PeakESE 103°2,623 m2.1 mi
Blue MountainS 179°2,605 m8.7 mi
Noon Rock PeakSSE 150°2,341 m16.5 mi
Wild Horse PeakNE 38°2,311 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0320:2021:00
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:4616:2717:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443495970797767533929
Precip in1.31.31.81.81.50.70.40.60.91.31.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK City, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356678086

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