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Twin Mound

Twin Mound from directly overhead

Twin Mound is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mounds, a peak 0.5 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86028, -95.48167

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lone Star Lake Park: 5.8 mi
  • Rockhaven Park: 6.1 mi
  • Bloomington Park: 6.3 mi
  • Jones Park: 6.7 mi
  • Chicken Creek Arch Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Relay Race: 12.5 mi
  • Native Topekan: 14.1 mi
  • Chesty Lion: 14.2 mi
  • MacKomics Studio: 14.2 mi
  • The Jayhawk Nest: 14.5 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 14
Peaks: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 9.4 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 9.4 mi
  • Snyders Cabin: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stenger HillW 262°371 m14.8 mi
Elkhorn KnobWSW 241°367 m23.2 mi
Burnett MoundNW 307°344 m17.1 mi
Coon PointNNE 17°338 m10.4 mi
Blue MoundE 79°318 m16.4 mi
Fowler HillSE 124°318 m19.4 mi
Nolan HillNNE 29°317 m19.7 mi
Twin MoundsW 272°316 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473787768564333
Precip in0.81.32.03.95.05.53.84.64.03.31.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Lake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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