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West Twin

West Twin, seen from above at true elevation

West Twin rises to 1,381 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is East Twin, a peak 0.5 miles away. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.81100, -116.91627

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Robinson Park: 3.9 mi
  • Virgil Phillips Farm Park: 4.7 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 5.4 mi
  • Morgan's Orchard Park: 5.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Silver Springs: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Codger Pole: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of West Twin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNE 47°1,622 m22.3 mi
Moscow MountainESE 103°1,520 m2.3 mi
Sand MountainENE 63°1,506 m17.8 mi
Beals ButteENE 65°1,490 m21.5 mi
Mica MountainENE 68°1,481 m17.8 mi
Little Bald MountainNE 48°1,479 m21.4 mi
West DennisNNE 25°1,465 m21.5 mi
East Moscow MountainE 97°1,437 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2019:00
June solstice04:5419:5920:46
September equinox06:3518:0718:47
December solstice07:3115:1116:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303339455358656558473629
Precip in3.32.63.12.82.61.70.70.71.02.43.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moscow U OF I, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659628

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