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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Peaks rises to 2,664 m in Montana. Flint Mountain stands 2,749 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Trap Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49086211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,664 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48966, -113.05922

70 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • North Fork Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Holland Falls: 24.3 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 13.7 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
Flint MountainSSE2,749 m12.4 mi
Slategoat MountainNNE2,707 m13.0 mi
Junction MountainWNW2,649 m3.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE2,634 m7.9 mi
Red ButteNNW2,614 m7.4 mi
Cliff MountainNNW2,611 m12.0 mi
Una MountainW2,604 m13.8 mi
Foolhen MountainSSW2,600 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3620:4621:34
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1815:5216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 801633 — Twin Peaks, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357957184

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