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East Twin Peak

East Twin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

East Twin Peak rises to 1,780 m in Alaska. Bashful Peak stands 2,440 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is West Twin Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Alaska, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.44473, -149.14455

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Twin Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Goat Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Pepper Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Mount POW/MIA: 1.8 mi
  • Shaker Peak: 2.7 mi
Parks: 56
  • Reflections Lake: 4.6 mi
  • Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
  • Edmonds Lake Park: 8.7 mi
  • Mirror Lake Park: 8.9 mi
  • Coyote Ski Trails: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Reindeer Farm: 7.2 mi
  • Eklutna Historical Park: 7.2 mi
  • Musk Ox Farm: 13.2 mi
  • Gateway Scenic Overlook: 18.6 mi
  • Gateway Scenic Overlook: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Millie's Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Eckert Garden: 9.3 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 9.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Thunder Bird Falls: 7.1 mi
  • South Fork Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Heritage Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Eska Falls: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beaver Beach: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of East Twin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bashful PeakSE 136°2,440 m13.1 mi
Baleful PeakSE 136°2,435 m14.9 mi
South Baleful PeakSE 137°2,408 m15.1 mi
Bellicose PeakSSE 165°2,328 m14.5 mi
Mount RumbleS 171°2,295 m13.2 mi
Bold PeakSE 134°2,293 m10.1 mi
West Kiliak PeakS 179°2,271 m15.8 mi
Benign PeakSSE 161°2,205 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:1420:11
June solstice04:1522:1523:43
September equinox07:4219:0119:59
December solstice10:1515:36

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F142125394957605849352117
Precip in1.00.90.70.50.81.51.82.82.31.61.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eklutna WTP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4998297582

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