Peak · California
Twin Peak
Twin Peak rises to 1,468 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cone Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,468 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.05274, -121.50827
- 2.9 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 20.0 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 13 mi
- Breaker Point · 21 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cone Peak: 0.7 mi
- Lion Peak: 1.7 mi
- Round Tree Hill: 1.8 mi
- Redwood Spring Peak: 4.0 mi
- Chalk Peak: 6.4 mi
Parks: 25
- Old oak park: 20.2 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 1: 21.7 mi
- Pine Meadows Park 2: 21.8 mi
- Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Devil's falls: 2.5 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 2.7 mi
- Canogas Falls: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- McWay Falls: 11.7 mi
Springs: 14
- Redwood Spring: 3.9 mi
- Redondo Spring: 5.2 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bane Spring: 12.4 mi
- Quail Spring: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Reserve: 7.4 mi
- John Little State Natural Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 9.8 mi
- Big Creek State Marine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Limekilns: 2.7 mi
- Bill Cotta Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.7 mi
- Suzuki-Roshi: 12.7 mi
- Tin House: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Devil's Falls: 2.5 mi
- Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 3.2 mi
- Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 4.5 mi
- Esalen Institute: 8.8 mi
- Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 9.3 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 12.8 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sand Dollar Beach: 9.2 mi
- Wreck Beach: 20.5 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 14.7 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Memorial Rose Garden: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Twin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | NE 38° | 1,784 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NE 41° | 1,602 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cone Peak | E 95° | 1,572 m | 0.7 mi |
| Chews Ridge | N 349° | 1,549 m | 18.2 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | NNW 335° | 1,517 m | 16.9 mi |
| Black Butte | N 353° | 1,497 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | NW 326° | 1,477 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NE 45° | 1,451 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802359
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