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Twin Mounds

Twin Mounds, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Mounds rises to 419 m in Kansas. Mount Ephraim stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bigelow, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31596802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.61555, -96.50807

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Frankfort Park: 7.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 9.7 mi
  • City Park: 13.9 mi
  • Oregon Trail RV Park: 16.0 mi
  • Dechairo Park: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Monument to the Ice Age: 9.3 mi
  • M110: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Rock Creek Valley Historical Society: 16.4 mi
  • Koester House: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Pony Express Rider: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EphraimSSE 160°400 m16.7 mi
Indian MoundW 278°359 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice05:5920:1720:58
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4416:2317:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041516272777466544030
Precip in0.71.12.13.14.84.74.43.63.12.61.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 6NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358627070

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