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Twin Mountain

Twin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Mountain rises to 374 m in Maine. Mount Moriah stands 1,234 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilead Picnic Ground, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.3 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33152569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
374 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.39254, -70.99374

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Angevine Park: 8.0 mi
  • Gorham Common: 8.9 mi
  • Bethel Common: 10.1 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 27
  • Kees Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Moose Cave: 13.6 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 17.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 21.1 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 16
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 1.1 mi
  • P6: 11.5 mi
  • P10: 11.5 mi
  • P5: 11.5 mi
  • P9: 11.5 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 14.9 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahWSW1,234 m7.7 mi
Middle Moriah MountainWSW1,143 m7.0 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainWSW1,135 m5.9 mi
Goose Eye MountainN1,132 m7.6 mi
Mount SuccessNNW1,086 m5.9 mi
Mount CarloN1,086 m6.7 mi
Carlo ColN983 m6.5 mi
Wheeler MountainNE969 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415462676557463524
Precip in3.12.52.93.53.64.24.24.03.54.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gorham AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581247 — Twin Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226888

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