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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Peaks rises to 1,623 m in Washington. Preacher Mountain stands 1,800 m to the south-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Boomerang, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49086274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1623 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.61268, -121.60358

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Boomerang: 1.2 mi
  • Paperboy: 1.8 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Big Kid: 2.6 mi
  • Little Kid: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Katrine Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Little Kid Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Raven Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Gossamer Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Switchback Falls: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Three Forks Natural Area: 10.9 mi
  • Tollgate Farm: 11.3 mi
  • E J Roberts Park: 11.3 mi
  • Tanner Landing Park: 11.4 mi
  • Centennial Fields Park: 11.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 39
  • Northern Pacific Railway Steam Rotary Snowplow 10: 11.9 mi
  • Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion: 11.9 mi
  • Semi Wall: 12.4 mi
  • Amazonia: 12.4 mi
  • Actual Cave: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 17
  • East Quartz Camp: 4.7 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 5.2 mi
  • Spouse Wall: 5.4 mi
  • World Wall: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Kokopelli Gardens: 18.4 mi
  • Sultan Materials: 19.5 mi
  • Sunset Walk Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Duvall Food Forest: 20.1 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 5.0 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Mine Creek: 9.8 mi
  • Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 5
Hot springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preacher MountainSSE 153°1,800 m8.8 mi
Caroline PeakSSE 153°1,795 m10.2 mi
Lennox MountainENE 58°1,789 m7.2 mi
Treen PeakESE 118°1,757 m7.1 mi
Canoe PeakENE 65°1,739 m6.3 mi
Cascade MountainE 91°1,704 m8.2 mi
Mount RudderhamNNE 29°1,700 m8.3 mi
Goat MountainE 87°1,696 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:0920:2021:09
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5315:2516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373840455257636358494136
Precip in13.69.211.59.76.96.12.52.45.610.514.511.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tolt S FK Rsvr, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527551 — Twin Peaks, King County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/349018641

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