- Elevation, modelled
- 2,305 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Mount Baden-Powell2,860 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11016.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3153, -117.9366
West Twin rises to 2,305 m in California, modelled from terrain. Mount Baden-Powell stands 2,860 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off.
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of West Twin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baden-Powell | ENE 73° | 2,860 m | 10.3 mi |
| Throop Peak | ENE 73° | 2,779 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Burnham | ENE 71° | 2,740 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Hawkins | ENE 76° | 2,677 m | 7.7 mi |
| Middle Hawkins | E 79° | 2,593 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Lewis | ENE 62° | 2,546 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Islip | ENE 69° | 2,518 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NE 49° | 2,504 m | 5.9 mi |
- 16.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Twin Peaks: 0.6 mi
- Waterman Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Triplet Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Akawie Peak: 2.8 mi
- Winston Peak: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Buckhorn Day Use Area: 2.3 mi
- Vista Day Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Pine Hollow Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Devils Punchbowl County Park: 8.3 mi
- Juniper Hills Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites
- Deer Park Lodge: 8.5 mi
- Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin: 11.4 mi
- Cabin ruins: 11.4 mi
- Vincent's Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Ye Alpine Tavern: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Monrovia Open Space: 9.0 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 10.0 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 10.7 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 11.2 mi
- LA County Fire Open Space: 11.4 mi
Museums
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 9.4 mi
- Duarte Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Richardson House: 11.9 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 11.9 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
Artworks
- A: 11.4 mi
- Eagle: 14.0 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 14.9 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 15.1 mi
- Pan: 16.4 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Vinny's Mini-World: 12.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 12.9 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 13.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 51
- Devil's Punchbowl: 8.1 mi
- Sandrocks: 8.5 mi
- Bridge to Nowhere: 11.0 mi
- The "M": 11.7 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 50
- Ridge Crest Picnic Ground: 3.8 mi
- Eagles Roost Day Use Area: 4.3 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 10.7 mi
Springs: 42
- Winston Spring: 2.3 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 2.5 mi
- Doe Spring: 3.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 4.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cooper Canyon Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 8.6 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Dorr Canyon Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hermit Falls: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Llano Del Rio: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 10 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Angeles National Forest · 11 mi
- Monrovia · 12 mi
- Arcadia · 14 mi
- Pasadena · 15 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 15 mi
- Baldwin Park · 16 mi
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