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Twin Mounds

Twin Mounds, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Mounds rises to 316 m in Kansas. Stenger Hill stands 371 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mound, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q7858229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86056, -95.49081

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lone Star Lake Park: 6.3 mi
  • Jones Park: 6.5 mi
  • Rockhaven Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bloomington Park: 6.7 mi
  • Chicken Creek Arch Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Relay Race: 12.8 mi
  • Native Topekan: 13.7 mi
  • Chesty Lion: 14.7 mi
  • MacKomics Studio: 14.7 mi
  • Kansas Symbols: 14.8 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 14
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 12
  • Sanders Mound: 9.6 mi
  • Coon Point: 10.5 mi
  • Shank Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Stenger Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Mount Oread: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 9.8 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 9.8 mi
  • Snyders Cabin: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 10.2 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
Stenger HillW 262°371 m14.3 mi
Elkhorn KnobWSW 241°367 m22.8 mi
Burnett MoundNW 308°344 m16.7 mi
Coon PointNNE 19°338 m10.5 mi
Blue MoundE 80°318 m16.9 mi
Fowler HillESE 123°318 m19.8 mi
Nolan HillNNE 30°317 m19.9 mi
Mount OreadENE 61°316 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473787768564333
Precip in0.81.32.03.95.05.53.84.64.03.31.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358634220

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