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Twin Mountain

Twin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1112.52 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12565, -74.12903

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 18
  • 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
Beaches: 18
  • 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
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 12
  • 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
Springs: 7
  • Devil's Acre spring: 5.9 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 12.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.1 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Twin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainNW 305°1,228.34 m6.3 mi
Black DomeN 2°1,217.37 m10.0 mi
Thomas Cole MountainN 358°1,204.87 m10.0 mi
BlackheadN 7°1,200.91 m9.9 mi
West Kill MountainWNW 290°1,186 m8.7 mi
Plateau MountainWNW 290°1,168.91 m2.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 290°1,160 m1.1 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainWNW 293°1,140 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5420:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2215:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435463686660483828
Precip in4.94.05.75.24.86.05.56.36.37.04.97.2

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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