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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

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. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 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
2157 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.96687, -113.97951

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Parks: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Goldbug Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lem PeakSSE 157°3,346 m14.0 mi
May MountainSSE 160°3,309 m20.7 mi
Long MountainSSE 156°3,209 m18.2 mi
Mogg MountainSSE 147°3,168 m24.6 mi
Sacajawea PeaksNE 37°3,154 m24.4 mi
Monument PeakNE 34°3,134 m24.8 mi
Center MountainNE 42°3,113 m24.3 mi
Center MountainNE 42°3,111 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:48
June solstice05:5020:4221:27
September equinox07:2418:5719:35
December solstice08:1216:0916:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202638455461696757453121
Precip in0.60.40.50.81.31.60.80.60.80.80.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662752

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