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Twin Falls

Twin Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,693 m. Bloody Mountain stands 3,825 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Panorama Dome, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2693 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.61155, -119.00991

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Antelope Spring: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Mill City Mine: 1.0 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Assay Office: 1.7 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 1.7 mi
  • Air Compressor: 1.7 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • free natural hot pool: 3.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
Parks: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.2 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Twin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bloody MountainESE 122°3,825 m6.6 mi
Clyde MinaretWNW 291°3,738 m9.6 mi
Michael MinaretWNW 290°3,736 m9.9 mi
Mount MorrisonESE 113°3,731 m9.0 mi
Ken MinaretWNW 290°3,730 m9.5 mi
Eichorn MinaretWNW 290°3,730 m9.8 mi
Rice MinaretWNW 291°3,730 m9.9 mi
Bedayan MinaretWNW 291°3,690 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs46.041.763.417137741320660.024.030.525.226.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge MF San Joaquin R NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/905402323

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