Twin Peak
Twin Peak rises to 2,816 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Butte, a peak 2.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 38 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2816 m
How to reach it
- 37.9 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Butte: 2.4 mi
- Stoddard Creek Point: 3.2 mi
- Farrow Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Papoose Peak: 5.2 mi
- Butts Creek Point: 6.3 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 5.6 mi
- Table Spring: 9.9 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 11.0 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 12.5 mi
- Beartrap Spring: 17.3 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Veil Falls: 10.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 16.4 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 19.9 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 19.9 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
- Aparejo Point: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Twin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | SE 133° | 3,075 m | 9.9 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | SE 146° | 2,997 m | 9.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,929 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beehive | ESE 110° | 2,922 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,914 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,902 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SE 134° | 2,865 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | WNW 299° | 2,841 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662739
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