Twin Peaks is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States, within the heart of the San Bernardino Mountains. California State Route 189 runs through the entire area before it reaches Lake Arrowhead. Twin Peaks has a post office with ZIP code 92391, which opened in 1916.[2][3]
Twin Peaks, California | |
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  Twin Peaks, California  Twin Peaks, California | |
| Coordinates: 34°14′20″N 117°14′01″W / 34.23889°N 117.23361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Elevation | 5,777 ft (1,761 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92391 |
| Area code | 909 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661596[1] |
History
editOriginally settled in the 1860s, the first settlers included many strawberry farmers. The area would first be known as Strawberry Flat.[4] Some of the first buildings to be constructed in the town include the now gone Squirrel Inn, the still-standing Antlers Inn, and the also still-standing Pine Rose Cabins. The Antlers Inn originated in 1919 when some 20 cabins were simultaneously constructed around a central lodge then known as the Alpine Terrace Resort.
Calvary Chapel Bible College
editIn 1975, Calvary Chapel Bible College purchased and renovated the Monte Corona resort, repurposing it as a Biblical college and Conference Center. In 1994, C.C.B.C. would relocate to Murrieta, California and the former site would become repurposed as a Christian Conference Center. C.C.B.C. returned to Twin Peaks in July 2022 after nearly 30 years and began massive renovations & projects on all campus buildings. The Bible College is currently undergoing more major construction; and involved in creating more employment & investment for the community.[5][6]
Church of Spiritual Technology
editThe Church of Scientology's Church of Spiritual Technology has been located in Twin Peaks since 1982.
Notable residents
edit- Tim Donnelly - former California State Assemblyman and local businessman
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Twin Peaks has beautiful warm-summer Mediterranean climate.[7]
Weather data was taken from the Squirrel Inn Cabin.
| Climate data for Twin Peaks, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
84 (29) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
93 (34) |
97 (36) |
88 (31) |
78 (26) |
70 (21) |
99 (37) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 48.8 (9.3) |
48.8 (9.3) |
52.7 (11.5) |
55.8 (13.2) |
65.5 (18.6) |
74.4 (23.6) |
81.2 (27.3) |
80.8 (27.1) |
75.3 (24.1) |
64.8 (18.2) |
55.6 (13.1) |
48.0 (8.9) |
62.6 (17.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 39.4 (4.1) |
40.0 (4.4) |
41.3 (5.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
54.0 (12.2) |
61.4 (16.3) |
69.1 (20.6) |
69.3 (20.7) |
64.1 (17.8) |
53.4 (11.9) |
45.3 (7.4) |
38.1 (3.4) |
51.7 (11.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.4 (−2.0) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
33.9 (1.1) |
42.7 (5.9) |
48.0 (8.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
57.8 (14.3) |
50.7 (10.4) |
42.0 (5.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 2 (−17) |
−1 (−18) |
8 (−13) |
9 (−13) |
20 (−7) |
25 (−4) |
36 (2) |
35 (2) |
22 (−6) |
20 (−7) |
9 (−13) |
5 (−15) |
−1 (−18) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.93 (176) |
7.93 (201) |
5.94 (151) |
3.70 (94) |
1.55 (39) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.21 (5.3) |
0.76 (19) |
1.85 (47) |
2.92 (74) |
5.72 (145) |
37.78 (958.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.6 (35) |
11.3 (29) |
12.3 (31) |
5.1 (13) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
1.5 (3.8) |
9.5 (24) |
55.1 (140.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Source: WRCC[8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1478. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Second District Spotlight: Twin Peaks, Land of Strawberries, retrieved November 10, 2019
- ^ comments, BEST KEPT SECRETS ON THE MOUNTAIN 0. "BEST KEPT SECRETS ON THE MOUNTAIN". Mountain News. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Twin Peaks - Calvary Chapel Bible College". October 14, 2021.
- ^ Climate Summary for Twin Peaks, California
- ^ "SQUIRREL INN 1, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary".
External links
edit- [www.strawberryflatpoa.org/ Strawberry Flat Property Owners' Association]
- Alpine Water Users Association
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