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Twin Sisters Mountain

Twin Sisters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Sisters Mountain rises to 1,793 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Thurston Peaks, a peak 5.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49086339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,793 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83542, -123.20615

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 15.8 mi
  • Lowden Park: 16.0 mi
  • Hayfork Park: 19.6 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 22.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 6
  • Hayfork Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
  • China Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Fir Root Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Burnt Ranch Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Gray Falls: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 23.2 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 23.4 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 23.4 mi
  • Gold Panner: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 21.1 mi
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hayfork Reservoir: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Massacre Natural Bridge: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Twin Sisters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNE2,726 m14.1 mi
Caesar PeakNE2,714 m14.6 mi
Mount HiltonNE2,694 m11.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainNE2,662 m14.2 mi
Caribou MountainNE2,609 m18.6 mi
Wedding CakeNE2,605 m13.6 mi
Gibson PeakENE2,560 m18.9 mi
Siligo PeakENE2,482 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4220:0720:49
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3516:0516:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424550546167757468584741
Precip in6.45.44.62.61.70.70.20.20.42.24.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAR 4 E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268545 — Twin Sisters Mountain, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800466

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