Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 2,389 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,389 m
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Peak: 3.2 mi
- Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Indian Peak: 3.7 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 16.3 mi
- White Mesa: 16.3 mi
- Blue Mesa: 19.3 mi
- Maverick Spring: 12.3 mi
- Dove Spring: 23.4 mi
- Chavez Springs: 25.0 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 11.6 mi
- Very Large Array: 11.7 mi
- Greens Gap: 18.9 mi
- Cherry Town: 24.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | W 276° | 3,102 m | 21.7 mi |
| Luera Peak | S 190° | 2,892 m | 21.0 mi |
| Madre Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,870 m | 12.7 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | NNW 333° | 2,851 m | 12.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,850 m | 20.7 mi |
| Horse Peak | WSW 240° | 2,826 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 267° | 2,787 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | W 268° | 2,776 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911933 — Twin Peaks, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599901
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