Twin Sisters Peaks

Twin Sisters East Peak

Twin Sisters Peaks, right center (in snow). Aerial photo by Doc Searles.
Highest point
Elevation 11,433 ft (3,485 m)[1][2]
Prominence 2,298 ft (700 m)[2]
Isolation 4.36 mi (7.02 km)[2]
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates 40°17′20″N 105°31′06″W / 40.2888732°N 105.5183324°W / 40.2888732; -105.5183324Coordinates: 40°17′20″N 105°31′06″W / 40.2888732°N 105.5183324°W / 40.2888732; -105.5183324[3]
Geography
Twin Sisters East Peak

Colorado

Location Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range Front Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Longs Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route hike, scramble
Twin Sisters West Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,418 ft (3,480 m)[4][5]
Coordinates 40°17′21″N 105°31′10″W / 40.289087°N 105.519385°W / 40.289087; -105.519385[5]

The Twin Sisters Peaks are mountains in Colorado, located in the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado, straddling Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest.

Historical names

See also

References

  1. The elevation of Twin Sisters East Peak includes an adjustment of +1.388 m (+4.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Twin Sisters Peaks, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Twin Sisters Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. The elevation of Twin Sisters West Peak includes an adjustment of +1.389 m (+4.56 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  5. 1 2 "Twin Sisters Peaks-West Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

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