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Twin Sister

Twin Sister, seen from above at true elevation

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
1296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75127, -121.38166

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 8.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 8.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 8.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 8.9 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 14.5 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 15.1 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 18.3 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 20.7 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Deer Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSW 209°2,398 m13.5 mi
Mount HoffmanSW 223°2,397 m13.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 212°2,381 m13.9 mi
Glass MountainSSW 212°2,316 m12.1 mi
Medicine MountainSW 223°2,295 m17.6 mi
Badger PeakSW 231°2,236 m16.6 mi
Grouse HillSW 234°2,142 m16.0 mi
Black MountainSSW 198°2,125 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3220:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:3015:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807639

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