4,054 ft | Twin | 0 routes
Feels like -9°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.01" (24h) · 0.03" (48h)
Snow: 0.1" (24h) · 0.2" (48h)
Below freezing at all elevations
~1.8°F drop per 1,000ft
Best Hiking Window
Monday offers the best window in the next 48 hours — arctic high pressure brings clearing skies and improving visibility, though temperatures remain sub-zero and the Wind Chill Warning persists through early Tuesday. Plan an early morning start Monday to maximize daylight (approximately 11 hours available) and complete the hike well before dark. Conditions on Sunday remain actively dangerous with ongoing snow, intensifying winds, and plunging temperatures — hiking Sunday is not recommended. Tuesday onward may bring slight moderation, though a new snow chance appears Wednesday.
Trail: Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder
“We put on snowshoes right off (after the bridge crossing) and kept them on all day. The trail was in great shape, nicely packed, and the snow was powery and light. The trench was about 6 inches to start and deepened to more than 2 feet the mile or so near the summit. The forest was smothered in swaths of snow hanging in large bunches off tree branches and collected in huge fantastical shapes. There was sporatic wind, which obliterated the tracks of the two hikers on snowshoes ahead of us, leaving 4-6 inches of drifted snow for part of the ascent. A few intrepid skiers recently cut some turns through the glades but none were out today. Overcast with intermittent sun -- no views except for the nearby peaks.”
Trail: Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular
“Snowshoes or skis recommend for almost all the way. Loose powder in some spots. Mostly loosely compacted. Spikes would not fare super well.”
Trail: Little River Road, herd path, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts
“Three of us broke trail up to Hale through 4-5” down low to 8” at the top. We passed maybe 5 people on the way down, all wearing snowshoes. Trail should be in great shape! Though I would hold off on barebooting for a little bit to let it consolidate.”
No routes available for this peak.
One of the easier 4000-footers with a gentle grade. Often done as a short day hike.
Elevation
4,054 ft
Range
Twin
Rank
#38 of 48
Difficulty
Easy
Coordinates
44.2217, -71.5120
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