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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Peaks rises to 1,202 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ell Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37163, -121.42688

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 13
  • Greenfield Memorial Hall: 10.1 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 10.9 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 12.0 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 16.9 mi
  • Avenue of Honor: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Pine Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Fern Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Sycamore Flats: 7.3 mi
  • Galante Winery: 14.8 mi
  • Savanna: 18.8 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 18.9 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 13.6 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 14.5 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 15.1 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 15.2 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakS 178°1,784 m15.6 mi
Pinyon PeakS 170°1,602 m14.3 mi
Chews RidgeWSW 242°1,549 m8.9 mi
South Ventana ConeWSW 240°1,517 m13.5 mi
Black ButteSW 221°1,497 m9.6 mi
Ventana Double ConeWSW 252°1,477 m16.8 mi
Bear MountainS 169°1,451 m15.0 mi
Uncle Sam MountainW 262°1,445 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:4920:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485053566268737370635448
Precip in3.53.42.81.00.60.10.00.00.10.71.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358793703

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