Twin Knolls
Twin Knolls rises to 2,256 m in Utah. Mount Emmons stands 4,090 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knoll, a peak 2.2 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Duchesne County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,256 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
57 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Todd Hill: 2.5 mi
- The Nipple: 2.8 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Dry Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Currant Spring: 3.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 7.1 mi
- Tonigut Spring: 8.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.8 mi
- Lake Basin Spring: 17.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.8 mi
- Rabbit Gulch Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Big Sand State Park: 15.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 15.7 mi
- Mount Albert: 7.5 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Potter Castle: 14.7 mi
- Duchesne "D": 15.5 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Cedarview: 23.2 mi
- Ute Ponds Day Use Area Fishing Site: 23.8 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Knolls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Emmons | NNE 22° | 4,090 m | 24.6 mi |
| Kweeyahgut Peak | NNW 339° | 3,919 m | 23.5 mi |
| Explorer Peak | NNW 340° | 3,870 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | NNW 340° | 3,837 m | 22.4 mi |
| Brown Duck Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,615 m | 19.0 mi |
| East Grandaddy Mountain | NW 312° | 3,551 m | 21.5 mi |
| West Grandaddy Mountain | NW 309° | 3,504 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rock Creek | NNW 334° | 3,471 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altamont, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674639
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