Twin Peak
Twin Peak rises to 1,590 m in Oregon. Pine Peak stands 2,792 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Winnemucca Spring, a spring 5.7 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 22 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086102, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,590 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 23.5 mi off the East Steens
71 named places within 25 miles
- Winnemucca Spring: 5.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 6.8 mi
- Bog Hot Spring: 7.3 mi
- Long Hollow Spring: 9.2 mi
- Juniper Spring: 9.2 mi
- Oregon End Table: 5.9 mi
- Buck Buttes: 6.6 mi
- Lone Juniper: 6.7 mi
- Big Spring Table: 8.0 mi
- Hawks Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Warm Springs: 6.7 mi
- Bog Hot Springs: 7.3 mi
- Devil's Faucet Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Roux Place: 16.9 mi
- Starr Homestead: 18.2 mi
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Peak | SSE 155° | 2,792 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pueblo Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,631 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mahogany Mountain | SE 133° | 2,404 m | 18.4 mi |
| Granite Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,234 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | NW 306° | 2,205 m | 8.6 mi |
| Alkali Peak | SSW 209° | 2,163 m | 24.9 mi |
| Acty Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,136 m | 13.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,115 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denio, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357276065
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