Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 1,969 m in Idaho. Smoky Dome stands 3,077 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrangle Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Camas County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,969 m
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- viewpoint 1 · 24 mi
- point 3 · 24 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 24 mi
- point 6 · 24 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- Wrangle Hill: 2.5 mi
- Davis Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fir Grove Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 4.6 mi
- Johnson Hill: 6.2 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Big Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Soldier Mountain Game Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Malad Gorge State Park: 24.2 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 22.0 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 24.0 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 24.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Dome | N 349° | 3,077 m | 19.6 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | N 350° | 3,029 m | 20.0 mi |
| Peak 9712 | NNW 338° | 2,960 m | 23.3 mi |
| Third Peak | N 351° | 2,946 m | 19.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,942 m | 24.2 mi |
| Second Peak | N 353° | 2,904 m | 18.8 mi |
| Boardman Peak | NNW 342° | 2,882 m | 21.7 mi |
| First Peak | N 355° | 2,788 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:21 | 17:08 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397284 — Twin Peaks, Camas County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662746
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