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Twin Buttes

Twin Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Buttes rises to 1,892 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is hot spring, a hot spring 1.9 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 17 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.21881, -115.29450

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Springs: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 1.9 mi
  • hot spring: 2.2 mi
  • hot spring: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 15.1 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 17.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wells City Park: 18.5 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 13.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakSSE 154°3,440 m20.6 mi
Humboldt PeakSSE 157°3,349 m23.8 mi
Greys PeakSE 144°3,244 m16.7 mi
Tent MountainSSE 158°3,040 m19.8 mi
Chimney RockSE 144°2,982 m17.5 mi
Antelope PeakENE 66°2,675 m17.9 mi
Loomis MountainNE 46°2,659 m21.8 mi
Stormy PeakNNE 27°2,626 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:54
June solstice05:0919:3720:18
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0415:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737435259676456443224
Precip in1.21.11.21.71.70.80.30.50.61.01.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deeth, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550157

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