Twin Mountain is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

within the town of Carroll in the White Mountains of

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, United States. It is named for two prominent summits which rise to the south of the village, North Twin Mountain () and South Twin Mountain (). The village is located at the junction of U.S. highways 3 and 302, two major routes through the White Mountain notches. The

Ammonoosuc River The Ammonoosuc River is a river in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. ''Ammonoosuc'' is Abnaki for "small, narrow fishing place". The Ammonoosuc ris ...

flows through the center of the village. Twin Mountain has a separate ZIP code (03595) from the rest of the town of Carroll. Twin Mountain Airport lies southwest of the Route 3 / 302 junction. Opened in 1964, it has one runway (headings 9 and 27). Its

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identifier is 8B2, and its

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is . Its

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is Boston Center, while its

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. Its usage (as of 2019) is 60% transient

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and 40% local general aviation.8B2 Twin Mountain Airport
- AirNav.com

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Village of Twin MountainTwin Mountain-Bretton Woods Chamber of Commerce
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