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South Twin Mountain

South Twin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Twin Mountain rises to 655 m in Maine. Little Jackson Mountain stands 1,055 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Twin Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33148624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60395, -70.61312

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mexico Rec Park: 3.1 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Green: 5.0 mi
  • Chisholm Park: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Water Supply Lands: 3.4 mi
  • Irl Osborne Brown and Julia Gertrude Brown Memorial Forest: 3.5 mi
  • Pennacook Area Community Trails: 3.5 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 3.7 mi
  • Emma's Easement at Farmers Hill: 4.9 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rumford Falls: 5.6 mi
  • The Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Angel Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 18.8 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 15.9 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Smalls Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of South Twin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Jackson MountainNNE 20°1,055 m11.1 mi
Puzzle MountainWSW 246°953 m9.5 mi
Tumbledown MountainNNE 17°939 m10.6 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakNNE 16°935 m10.3 mi
Tumbledown East PeakNNE 18°921 m10.4 mi
Long MountainW 265°918 m10.1 mi
West MountainNNE 15°832 m8.3 mi
Plumbago MountainWSW 237°813 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5819:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1715:1716:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224298

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