Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 1,088 m in California. South Ventana Cone stands 1,517 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5404311.
Wikidata Q49086152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,088 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 5 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Kasler Point · 5 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Carmel: 2.3 mi
- Skinner Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Devils Peak: 2.7 mi
- Fish Head Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bixby Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Point Sur State Historic Park: 6.7 mi
- Carmel Valley Community Park: 7.5 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 7.7 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 7.8 mi
- Cachagua Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Glen Deven Ranch: 3.6 mi
- Brazil Ranch: 4.2 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Garrapata State Park: 6.3 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 8.0 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 11.7 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 13.3 mi
- Tractor: 13.4 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Galante Winery: 9.0 mi
- Albino Redwood Tree: 9.9 mi
- Walker House: 11.6 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 13.5 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 8.1 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 8.4 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 11.1 mi
- Gibson Beach: 9.7 mi
- Hidden Beach: 9.9 mi
- Weston Beach: 10.1 mi
- Monastery Beach: 10.2 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 10.9 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 6.0 mi
- Firehose Falls: 6.1 mi
- Highbride Falls: 8.6 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 10.3 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 13.5 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 13.6 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 14.5 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 14.5 mi
- The Fisherman: 14.5 mi
- Pat Springs: 5.2 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 14.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.3 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 15.7 mi
- Quail Spring: 20.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 11.5 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 13.8 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 14.4 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 18.4 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 8.6 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 11.3 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ventana Cone | SE 130° | 1,517 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 139° | 1,477 m | 9.5 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,445 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SE 135° | 1,434 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 145° | 1,418 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ventana Spires | SE 137° | 1,357 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Carmel | ESE 117° | 1,344 m | 2.3 mi |
| Lion Rock | SE 136° | 1,334 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808829
Day trips start here
- Carmel Valley · 7 mi
- Carmel · 12 mi
- Carmel Point · 12 mi
- Monterey · 14 mi
- Seaside · 15 mi
- Pacific Grove · 16 mi
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