Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 2,157 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldbug Hot Springs, a hot spring 4.9 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,157 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 26 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 26 mi
50 named places within 25 miles
- Degan Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Lake Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Sal Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Poison Peak: 7.5 mi
- Sheephorn Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 14.6 mi
- City Park: 14.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 15.0 mi
- Island Park: 15.1 mi
- Fort Lemhi Monument: 16.6 mi
- Red Point: 17.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.9 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 24.6 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 14.8 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 18.5 mi
- Leesburg: 18.9 mi
- Flag Unfurling Monument: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | SSE 157° | 3,346 m | 14.0 mi |
| May Mountain | SSE 160° | 3,309 m | 20.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 156° | 3,209 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mogg Mountain | SSE 147° | 3,168 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | NE 37° | 3,154 m | 24.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | NE 34° | 3,134 m | 24.8 mi |
| Center Mountain | NE 42° | 3,113 m | 24.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,041 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662752
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