Twin Mountain
Twin Mountain rises to 2,084 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Purvine Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,084 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 113.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Purvine Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Purvine Hills: 1.8 mi
- Baby Capulin: 2.7 mi
- Mud Hill: 3.8 mi
- Buffalo Head: 3.9 mi
- Folsom Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 13.8 mi
- Fisher Park: 7.4 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 11.2 mi
- Prestons Point: 12.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Twin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | S 176° | 2,655 m | 7.6 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,588 m | 18.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,569 m | 15.8 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SW 214° | 2,542 m | 19.3 mi |
| Madrid Peak | WNW 299° | 2,498 m | 17.4 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,481 m | 5.0 mi |
| Jose Butte | W 268° | 2,471 m | 9.0 mi |
| Robinson Peak | W 274° | 2,452 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895951 — Twin Mountain, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581379
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