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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Peaks rises to 2,365 m in California. Mount Baden-Powell stands 2,860 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Twin, a peak 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.31583, -117.92673

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Twin: 0.6 mi
  • Waterman Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Triplet Rocks: 1.6 mi
  • Akawie Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Kratka Ridge: 2.6 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Deer Park Lodge: 8.7 mi
  • Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin: 10.8 mi
  • Vincent's Cabin: 11.0 mi
  • Cabin ruins: 11.8 mi
  • Ye Alpine Tavern: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites: 49
Attractions: 47
Springs: 42
  • Buckhorn Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Winston Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Doe Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Snow Spring: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Baden-PowellENE 72°2,860 m9.7 mi
Throop PeakENE 72°2,779 m7.7 mi
Mount BurnhamENE 70°2,740 m8.8 mi
Mount HawkinsENE 76°2,677 m7.1 mi
Middle HawkinsENE 78°2,593 m6.6 mi
Mount LewisENE 61°2,546 m7.9 mi
Mount IslipENE 68°2,518 m5.3 mi
Mount WilliamsonNE 46°2,504 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795142

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