Cliff · Idaho
Twin Crags
Twin Crags is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,842 m. Latour Peak stands 1,926 m to the southwest, 0.2 miles off. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 58 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1842 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.43589, -116.35931
- 58.5 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Latour Peak: 0.2 mi
- Mount Wiessner: 0.5 mi
- Latour Baldy: 2.4 mi
- Boise Peak: 2.5 mi
- Frost Peak: 3.1 mi
Parks: 15
- Old Mission State Park: 7.8 mi
- Marek Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- West Shoshone Park: 9.6 mi
- Rainy Hill Boat Launch: 11.0 mi
- Kellogg City park: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 10.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Sunshine Miners Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Wildfire: 19.9 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 20.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Staff House Museum: 12.7 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 20.3 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 20.4 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 20.5 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Crystal Gold Mine: 14.1 mi
- Higgens Point: 20.0 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 20.1 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 20.1 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Twin Crags: 0.0 mi
- Lotus Point: 17.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.8 mi
- Maple Cliff: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- John Mullan: 13.0 mi
- John Mullan: 14.7 mi
- John Mullan: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 18.1 mi
- Plummmer Point: 20.2 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Silver Beach: 23.6 mi
- Sanders Beach: 24.6 mi
- Sanders Beach: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Frisco: 23.9 mi
- Black Bear: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Falls Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Twin Crags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latour Peak | SW 221° | 1,926 m | 0.2 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | ENE 71° | 1,920 m | 11.4 mi |
| Latour Baldy | NNE 14° | 1,896 m | 2.4 mi |
| Wardner Peak | ENE 69° | 1,884 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Wiessner | ENE 64° | 1,882 m | 0.5 mi |
| Reeds Baldy | S 191° | 1,869 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pearson Peak | SSW 204° | 1,868 m | 4.2 mi |
| Silver Hill | E 85° | 1,822 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:59 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:05 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kellogg, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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