East Twin Peak
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
- 1,780 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 28.6 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Where the Matanuska RIver Flows: 9.7 mi
- Harkening Spirit: 9.8 mi
- Resurrection Koru: 9.9 mi
- Bear statue: 10.4 mi
- Bear: 12.4 mi
- Palmer Museum of History & Art: 10.7 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 13.6 mi
- Old Houses of Wasilla: 13.6 mi
- Wasilla Museum & Visitors Center: 13.6 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 15.1 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 2.1 mi
- Curtis D. Menard Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Red Barn: 16.1 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 18.1 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 19.1 mi
- 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
- Reindeer Farm: 7.2 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 7.2 mi
- Musk Ox Farm: 13.2 mi
- Gateway Scenic Overlook: 18.6 mi
- Alpine Historical Park: 20.4 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 7.1 mi
- South Fork Falls: 15.5 mi
- Heritage Falls: 18.1 mi
- Eska Falls: 24.7 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 10.2 mi
- Beaver Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hatcher Pass Public Use Area: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashful Peak | SE 136° | 2,440 m | 13.1 mi |
| Baleful Peak | SE 136° | 2,435 m | 14.9 mi |
| South Baleful Peak | SE 137° | 2,408 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bellicose Peak | SSE 165° | 2,328 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Rumble | S 171° | 2,295 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bold Peak | SE 134° | 2,293 m | 10.1 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | S 179° | 2,271 m | 15.8 mi |
| Benign Peak | SSE 161° | 2,205 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:14 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 04:15 | 22:15 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:01 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:15 | — | 15:36 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 49 | 35 | 21 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eklutna WTP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4998297582
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