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Twin Sisters

Twin Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Sisters rises to 1,530 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the east-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is King Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.49405, -116.31514

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Parks: 4
  • Cascade Park: 12.7 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 13.7 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 14.0 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
  • Cambridge Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Valley County Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Baird Cabin: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakESE 119°2,506 m9.8 mi
Snowbank MountainESE 108°2,489 m9.7 mi
Council MountainN 9°2,475 m15.1 mi
Tripod PeakSE 129°2,459 m12.0 mi
Collier PeakESE 104°2,430 m10.4 mi
Mica RidgeNNE 33°2,412.797 m12.6 mi
Wilson PeakESE 108°2,397 m8.1 mi
Lone TreeNNE 32°2,388.108 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0120:5021:34
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1916:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398280 — Twin Sisters, Adams County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663956

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