Twin Mountain
Twin Mountain rises to 2,006 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Purvine Hills, a peak 1.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5495667.
Wikidata Q49086086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,006 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 115.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Purvine Hills: 1.6 mi
- Purvine Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Carr Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Emery Peak: 3.0 mi
- Dunchee Hill: 4.3 mi
- Folsom Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 12.5 mi
- Fisher Park: 8.5 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 13.1 mi
- Prestons Point: 14.0 mi
- Black Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Twin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | SSW 192° | 2,655 m | 9.3 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,588 m | 20.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,569 m | 17.7 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SW 217° | 2,542 m | 22.0 mi |
| Madrid Peak | WNW 291° | 2,498 m | 19.1 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,481 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jose Butte | W 261° | 2,471 m | 11.7 mi |
| Robinson Peak | W 263° | 2,452 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610539
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