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Twin Mounds

Twin Mounds, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Mounds rises to 311 m in Oklahoma. Reservoir Hill stands 305 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Thorpe House, a museum 4.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 25 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Wikidata Q31654654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11589, -96.77808

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Jim Thorpe Park: 5.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 8.5 mi
  • Skate Park: 9.6 mi
  • Cushing Aquatic Center: 9.7 mi
  • Odum Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Optimus Prime: 14.2 mi
  • Clock: 15.7 mi
  • Spirit Rider: 16.0 mi
  • Oklahoma Territorial Plaza: 17.0 mi
  • Bumblebee: 19.5 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Monitor Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Connie Stephens Diamond Pavillion: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pawnee Bill Ranch: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Student Union Memorial Gardens: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Nancy Randolph Davis: 16.4 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
Reservoir HillNE 51°305 m19.5 mi
Monitor HillESE 104°281 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384251606877828274625040
Precip in1.41.32.53.66.14.83.33.23.93.42.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushing, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1099111 — Twin Mounds, Payne County, Oklahoma.

OpenStreetMap element node/357406851

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