Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 2,075 m in New Mexico. Reeds Peak stands 3,048 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,075 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cross Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Thumb Tank Peak: 2.4 mi
- Double S Peaks: 4.4 mi
- Cross O Peak: 4.4 mi
- Cuchillo Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 7.6 mi
- Poverty Spring: 8.0 mi
- Whitley Spring: 9.7 mi
- Dines Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cold Springs: 10.0 mi
- Turkey Park: 16.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 18.3 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 18.8 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 20.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 20.9 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 7.7 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 21.1 mi
- Long Point: 22.7 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 23.6 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 24.9 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 7.7 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 20.8 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 21.2 mi
- Black Range Museum: 23.6 mi
- Hermosa: 11.1 mi
- Alamocita: 23.5 mi
- Zapata: 23.5 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 23.5 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 17.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 20.9 mi
- Garcia Falls: 17.7 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 21.1 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Peak | WSW 242° | 3,048 m | 17.7 mi |
| Diamond Peak | W 261° | 2,999 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,978 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | W 272° | 2,804 m | 14.0 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | SW 221° | 2,723 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,700 m | 15.1 mi |
| Franks Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,667 m | 15.7 mi |
| Moccasin John Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,576 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581384
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