Twin Mountain
Twin Mountain rises to 1,113 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mountain South Summit, a peak 0.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Twin Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York. Twin gets its name from its two summits; the lower, 3,590-ft (1,090 m) peak is about .5 miles (0.8 km) to the southeast of the higher. The mountain is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. To the northwest, Twin Mtn. is separated from Sugarloaf Mountain by Pecoy Notch; to the southeast, Twin Mtn. is separated from Indian Head Mountain by Jimmy Dolan Notch. Twin Mountain stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The northwest end and northeast side of Twin Mtn. drain into the headwaters of Schoharie Creek, thence into the Mohawk River, and the Hudson River. The southeast end of Twin Mtn. drains into Saw Kill, thence into Esopus Creek, and the Hudson River. The southwest side of Twin drains into Beaver Kill, thence into Esopus Creek. Twin Mountain is contained within New York's Catskill State Park. The Devil's Path hiking trail traverses the summit ridge of Twin. The Long Path, a 350-mile (560 km) long-distance hiking trail through southeastern New York, is contiguous with this stretch of the Devil's Path.
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Wikidata Q7858235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,112.52 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 21 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 25 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Mountain South Summit: 0.5 mi
- Indian Head Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.1 mi
- South Twin: 1.6 mi
- Plateau Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mink Hollow Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 1.9 mi
- Overlook Turnpike Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 2.2 mi
- Platte Clove Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Platte Clove Road Unit: 3.3 mi
- Roundtop Mountain Unit: 3.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 4.6 mi
- Andy Lee Field: 5.6 mi
- Woodstock Waterfall Park: 5.9 mi
- The Comeau Property: 6.1 mi
- Bearsville Park: 6.1 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 2.3 mi
- Plattekill Falls: 2.3 mi
- Black Chasm Falls: 2.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Bridal Veil Falls: 2.4 mi
- Boarding House: 2.2 mi
- Tory Fort: 3.5 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 4.4 mi
- Layman's Monument: 5.4 mi
- Keegan Bell: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 5.9 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 7.6 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 9.7 mi
- Kiersted House: 9.7 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 2.4 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Ministers Face: 3.8 mi
- The Great Knot: 5.9 mi
- Opus 40: 7.1 mi
- The Query Family: 7.2 mi
- Flame: 7.2 mi
- Tomorrow: 7.2 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 9.8 mi
- West Landing: 11.7 mi
- South Landing: 11.8 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 12.6 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 15.9 mi
- The Walled Garden: 11.1 mi
- The Upper Garden: 11.1 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 13.0 mi
- Rough Garden: 13.3 mi
- Ellipse: 13.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 9.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: 9.7 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 10.0 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 16.2 mi
- Pratt Rock: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 5.9 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 12.6 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.0 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 16.9 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 18.3 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Twin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | NW 305° | 1,228 m | 6.3 mi |
| Black Dome | N 2° | 1,217 m | 10.0 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | N 358° | 1,205 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blackhead | N 7° | 1,201 m | 9.9 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,186 m | 8.7 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,169 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,160 m | 1.1 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,140 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968056 — Twin Mountain, Greene County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593720
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