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Twin Buttes

Twin Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Buttes rises to 2,021 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluff, a cliff 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America; geonames ID = 5709610

Wikidata Q49085905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2021 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83767, -115.57709

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
  • Bieroth Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Robinson Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Archies Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 8.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornE 100°3,250 m10.6 mi
Bald PeakE 87°3,208 m9.6 mi
Jarbidge PeakE 89°3,207 m9.5 mi
Jumbo PeakE 93°3,189 m9.8 mi
Square TopE 97°3,189 m10.1 mi
Marys River PeakESE 116°3,189 m12.4 mi
Cougar PeakESE 106°3,154 m11.3 mi
Prospect PeakESE 104°3,137 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:3920:22
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272837415058656657463628
Precip in2.01.21.93.02.70.90.70.80.81.42.32.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861807 — Twin Buttes, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559285

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