Twin Peaks
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Twin Peaks rises to 2,392 m in Idaho. South Loon Mountain stands 2,827 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jughandle Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49086201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,392 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jughandle Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rapid Peak: 2.3 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Wild Horse Park: 7.7 mi
- Big Chair Park: 8.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 8.2 mi
- Legacy Park: 8.2 mi
- Art Roberts Park: 8.3 mi
- Slick Rock: 6.4 mi
- Lightning Point: 10.7 mi
- Thinking Spot: 11.5 mi
- The Dike: 13.5 mi
- Red Point: 16.8 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 10.0 mi
- Valley County Museum: 10.0 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 23.4 mi
- The Outpost: 23.5 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Molly's Tub: 19.8 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Shaws Spring: 4.4 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 18.0 mi
- North Beach: 11.0 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Driessen Falls: 15.6 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 21.5 mi
- Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Loon Mountain | N 11° | 2,827 m | 17.1 mi |
| North Loon Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,823 m | 18.0 mi |
| Log Mountain | E 98° | 2,791 m | 17.0 mi |
| Storm Peak | N 4° | 2,751 m | 19.1 mi |
| Nick Peak | NE 36° | 2,713 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rain Benchmark | N 358° | 2,669 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blackmare | ESE 108° | 2,659 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | N 6° | 2,646 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:17 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccall AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662750
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