Twin Crags
Twin Crags is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,001 m. Rose Knob stands 2,922 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph R. Steele Memorial, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2001 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 11.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 14 mi
- Scenic lookout · 14 mi
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Tahoe Commons Beach: 1.4 mi
- US Forest Service Klausen Property: 1.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Park: 1.9 mi
- Kilner Park: 2.2 mi
- Alpine Springs Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Cinder Cone: 2.0 mi
- Scott Peak: 3.1 mi
- Painted Rock: 3.2 mi
- Stanford Rock: 3.6 mi
- Mount Watson: 3.8 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 2.2 mi
- Ward Creek: 2.3 mi
- Burton Creek Natural Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Olympic Meadow Preserve: 3.7 mi
- William Kent Beach: 1.9 mi
- Patton Beach: 6.2 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 8.4 mi
- Secline Beach: 8.8 mi
- Kings Beach: 9.0 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Olympic Flame: 3.2 mi
- Watson Monument: 6.2 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 8.8 mi
- Johnson Monument: 9.2 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.1 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.1 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 13.2 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 1.2 mi
- Watson Cabin: 1.4 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 2.6 mi
- Fox Cultural Hall: 9.2 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 3.5 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 12.4 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 12.5 mi
- Balancing Rock: 12.6 mi
- Big Spring: 5.7 mi
- Brockway Spring: 9.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 12.8 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 14.0 mi
- Health Springs: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 15.1 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 15.1 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 15.2 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
- The Big Tree: 1.4 mi
- The Ants: 12.4 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 15.4 mi
- St Theresa: 18.8 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 9.3 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 13.3 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 13.2 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 17.0 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Washoe City: 23.2 mi
- Galena: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Twin Crags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Knob | NE 49° | 2,922 m | 13.1 mi |
| Rifle Peak | NE 48° | 2,892 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 49° | 2,826 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rubicon Peak | S 172° | 2,798 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hidden Peak | S 170° | 2,794.711 m | 13.4 mi |
| Granite Chief | WNW 289° | 2,749 m | 6.8 mi |
| Tinker Knob | NW 310° | 2,713 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lyon Peak | WNW 289° | 2,713 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358777584
Day trips start here
- Tahoe City · 2 mi
- Olympic Valley · 4 mi
- Homewood · 6 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 8 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 8 mi
- Truckee · 11 mi
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