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Twin Hills

Twin Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Hills rises to 2,247 m in New Mexico. Atalaya Mountain stands 2,780 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Rito, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49086002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2247 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.70908, -106.16258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Caja del Rio information kiosk: 4.1 mi
  • Estes Park: 5.3 mi
  • New Mexico Department of Game & Fish: 5.5 mi
  • Municipal Recreation Sports Complex: 6.5 mi
  • Natural Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 7.7 mi
  • Alcove House: 8.8 mi
  • Amphitheater: 9.0 mi
  • Rockin Rollers Event Arena: 9.7 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Ancho Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Doe Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Twin Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atalaya MountainE 100°2,780 m16.3 mi
Atalaya MountainE 100°2,779 m16.3 mi
Picacho PeakE 98°2,590 m15.6 mi
Saint Peter's DomeWNW 286°2,580 m12.1 mi
Rabbit HillWNW 295°2,527 m13.2 mi
Granite PointE 92°2,527 m16.5 mi
Cochiti MesaWNW 285°2,500 m16.4 mi
Mesa del RitoWNW 298°2,492 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357599894

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