Twin Creek Picnic Area
Twin Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,701 m. Mount Marvine stands 3,543 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mytoge Mountains, a peak 2.6 miles away. Fish Lake Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2701 m
How to reach it
- On the Fish Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lion's Head · 22 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Panorama Point Overlook · 29 mi
- Mummy Cliff Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mytoge Mountains: 2.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Whiskey Knoll: 5.7 mi
- Zedds Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Mount Marvine: 9.3 mi
- Tasha Spring: 4.0 mi
- Ox Spring: 5.2 mi
- Mamoits Spring: 7.0 mi
- Toats Spring: 7.4 mi
- Brian Spring: 8.7 mi
- John C. Fremont Park: 8.4 mi
- Loa City Park: 11.0 mi
- Renon's Corner: 12.8 mi
- Sand Ledges Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Bicknell Town Park: 17.4 mi
- Second Ledges: 7.0 mi
- The Ledges: 7.9 mi
- Black Point: 9.5 mi
- The Brink: 11.6 mi
- Devils Castle: 15.3 mi
- Oak Springs Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Ivie Creek Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Loa Veteran's Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Bicknell Veterans and Heritage Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Red Hill Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Mystic Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Fish Lake High Top - Sevier County Highpoint: 4.2 mi
- Prattville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Twin Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marvine | NNE 28° | 3,543 m | 9.3 mi |
| Whiskey Knoll | N 2° | 3,519 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hilgard Mountain | NE 46° | 3,519 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Terrill | NNE 20° | 3,508 m | 12.0 mi |
| Thousand Lake Mountain | SE 125° | 3,441 m | 16.0 mi |
| Monroe Peak | W 267° | 3,419 m | 19.0 mi |
| Signal Peak | WNW 288° | 3,414 m | 16.6 mi |
| Glenwood Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,409 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Koosharem, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356684210
Day trips start here
- Salina · 29 mi
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