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Welcome to Twin Buttes ...

Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County<1>.

Twin Buttes is 6,430 feet [1,960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Twin Buttes is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Twin Buttes lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Twin Buttes, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Twin Buttes: 505

Communities Also Named Twin Buttes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Twin Buttes - they are located in Arizona (2), California, North Dakota and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Buttes.

Communities near Twin Buttes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twin Buttes.

  • Gallup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
    • Gallup is located in McKinley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <3>
  • Red Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Rock Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Yah-ta-hey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
    • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
  • Rehoboth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bread Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Church Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
    • Hunters Point is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
    • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
  • Twin Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Twin Buttes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twin Buttes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Twin Buttes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Buttes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Buttes. See our Newspapers Page for Twin Buttes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Buttes ...

Looking for more information about Twin Buttes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Twin Buttes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Twin Buttes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twin Buttes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.