Twin Brothers
Twin Brothers rises to 2,079 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain of the Sun, a peak 0.5 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 223 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Twin Brothers is a 6,863-foot (2,092 m) Navajo Sandstone mountain in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49085791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,079 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Watchman Overlook · 2 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 4 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 4 mi
223 named places within 25 miles
- Mountain of the Sun: 0.5 mi
- The East Temple: 0.5 mi
- Mount Spry: 0.8 mi
- Deertrap Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Moroni: 1.2 mi
- Stave Spring (seasonal): 3.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 4.2 mi
- Mystery Springs: 5.0 mi
- Rimrock Spring: 6.6 mi
- Potato Hollow Springs: 6.7 mi
- Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 1.3 mi
- Lower Emerald Pool: 2.1 mi
- Middle Emerald Pool: 2.1 mi
- Upper Emerald Pool: 2.2 mi
- Free Standing Arch: 2.6 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 3.4 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 12.0 mi
- Virgin Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Falls Park: 14.1 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 16.1 mi
- The Streaked Wall: 1.7 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Millet Point: 15.4 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Elkheart Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 0.9 mi
- Menu Falls: 3.6 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 4.9 mi
- Barrier Falls: 5.3 mi
- Double Falls: 5.3 mi
- Powell Plaque: 5.9 mi
- Grafton: 8.3 mi
- The Windlass: 12.0 mi
- Pit-house: 17.7 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 19.3 mi
- Northrop: 5.6 mi
- Adventure: 8.0 mi
- Grafton: 8.2 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 10.4 mi
- Silver Reef: 22.9 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 16.1 mi
- Moqui Cave: 22.7 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 22.9 mi
- Shingle Creek Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 17.0 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Brothers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | WSW 251° | 2,383 m | 3.9 mi |
| The East Temple | SSE 167° | 2,356 m | 0.5 mi |
| Church Mesa | NW 313° | 2,250 m | 3.0 mi |
| Meridian Tower | W 274° | 2,233 m | 2.6 mi |
| Greatheart Mesa | NW 324° | 2,232 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | WSW 244° | 2,186 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Sundial | WSW 256° | 2,184 m | 4.1 mi |
| Inclined Temple | NW 319° | 2,162 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674633
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 7 mi
- Mount Carmel Junction · 15 mi
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