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The Twins - NT 

Mountain,Peak,Hill 
Point of Interest
PlaceID28337
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Latitude24.83831º S 24º 50' 17.92" S
Longitude135.72º E 135º 43' 12.11" E
Altitude225
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 Description of The Twins

The true name for these two hills is Poodinitterra Hill and Crocker Hill. The first white man to discover the twins was a South Australian surveyor by the name of Theodore Earnest Day. He erected a small stone cairn on Poodinitterra Hill in 1916. The next important Explorer to visit them was Dr Cecil Madigan in his 1939 crossing of the Simpson Desert.
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The 2 Stone Cairns on top of Poodinitterra Hill
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An old rusty case tractor at the base of Poodinitterra Hill
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 Weather & Climate for The Twins

Closest Weather Station

Arltunga at 09:00 22 Nov CST
Distance from The Twins 185.25km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
25.6°C 25.5°C 48% 13.9°C -hPa 0.2mm SSW 7km/h
4knots
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Closest Climatic Station

Jervois
Distance from The Twins 214.27km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 38.336.834.630.5 25.322.121.925.0 29.733.236.037.8
Mean Min. °C 22.422.119.214.2 9.86.55.26.9 11.115.518.821.3
Mean Rain mm 49.157.730.617.9 19.610.913.28.1 6.016.223.039.1

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 Treks passing The Twins

Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill Simpson Desert via Geosurveys Hill
From the stone workings of our ancient aboriginal past to the routes undertaken for the old oil exploration surveys, this very remote one-way trek starting at Mount Dare to Birdsville is for experienced desert travellers ONLY. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of The Twins

Poodinitterra Hill [0.3km]  
Mountain,Peak,Hill 
The first white man to discover this hill was a South Australian surveyor by the name of Theodore Earnest Day. He erected a small stone cairn on Poodinitterra Hill in 1916. The next important Explorer to visit them was Dr Cecil Madigan in his 1939 crossing of the Simpson Desert.
Crocker Hill [3.99km]  
Mountain,Peak,Hill 
The first white man to discover this hill was a South Australian surveyor by the name of Theodore Earnest Day. The next important Explorer to visit them was Dr Cecil Madigan in his 1939 crossing of the Simpson Desert. Today this area represent an important stepping off point for remote Simpson Desert Trips.
Poodinitterra Hill [0.3km]
Crocker Hill [3.99km]

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