Skip to content

Southwest Twin

Southwest Twin, seen from above at true elevation

Southwest Twin rises to 1,328 m in New Hampshire. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Galehead Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34909545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1328 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.17207, -71.56116

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Zeacliff: 3.4 mi
  • Shining Rock Cliff: 5.1 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.4 mi
  • Moby Grape: 6.2 mi
  • Profile Cliff: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 55
Parks: 52
  • Franconia Notch State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 9.3 mi
  • Fox Hill Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kanc Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
  • Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Boise Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Cog Railway Display: 7.0 mi
  • The Basin: 7.0 mi
  • Flume Gorge: 7.3 mi
  • Liberty Gorge: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 7
  • Liberty Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Tree Harp: 14.0 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 14.1 mi
  • Sunflowers: 14.1 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Southwest Twin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LafayetteW 259°1,600 m4.2 mi
Mount LincolnWSW 249°1,551.12 m4.4 mi
North LincolnWSW 254°1,524 m4.3 mi
North LafayetteW 265°1,519 m4.2 mi
South Twin MountainNNE 16°1,491 m1.1 mi
North Twin MountainN 4°1,452 m2.1 mi
Little Haystack MountainWSW 243°1,440 m4.7 mi
Mount BondSE 132°1,432 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:59
June solstice05:0419:5020:34
September equinox06:3418:0718:46
December solstice07:1915:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161727405362666557453422
Precip in2.62.02.63.13.74.24.64.23.64.03.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6715446029

More peaks in New Hampshire

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Southwest Twin.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens