Twin Sister
Twin Sister rises to 1,296 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Casuse Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,296 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Casuse Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Juniper Butte: 4.5 mi
- Big Sand Butte: 4.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 4.7 mi
- East Sand Butte: 4.8 mi
- Captain Jacks Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Peninsula Bridge: 6.3 mi
- Chocolate Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Hopkins Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Venetian Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Petroglyph Point: 6.5 mi
- Hospital Rock: 7.4 mi
- Garden Bridges: 7.4 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 7.9 mi
- Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 8.2 mi
- Canby's Cross: 8.8 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 8.8 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 8.9 mi
- Tule Lake: 9.3 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 16.4 mi
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 14.5 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 15.1 mi
- Malin Community Park: 18.3 mi
- Good Duck Park: 21.9 mi
- Deer Spring: 20.1 mi
- Big Al Spring: 22.6 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 5.9 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 10.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Twin Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | SSW 209° | 2,398 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | SW 223° | 2,397 m | 13.2 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | SSW 212° | 2,381 m | 13.9 mi |
| Glass Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,316 m | 12.1 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SW 223° | 2,295 m | 17.6 mi |
| Badger Peak | SW 231° | 2,236 m | 16.6 mi |
| Grouse Hill | SW 234° | 2,142 m | 16.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,125 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807639
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