Twin Sisters Peaks
Twin Sisters Peaks rises to 3,454 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Sisters Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
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.
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Wikidata Q7858300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3454 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 16.6 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 24.5 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 9 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 10 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Sisters Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Big Owl Hill: 2.2 mi
- House Rock: 2.3 mi
- Lily Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Pierson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Crags: 1.0 mi
- Quickie Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Slamdance Buttress: 2.6 mi
- Crag of Fear: 2.6 mi
- The Thimble: 4.7 mi
- Baldwin Park: 5.8 mi
- Bond Park: 6.1 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 7.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 1.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 9.9 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.7 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.9 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.9 mi
- Columbine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lyric Falls: 6.1 mi
- Copeland Falls: 6.3 mi
- Alberta Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 6.4 mi
- Griffith Homestead 1923: 3.9 mi
- Brown Homestead 1918: 3.9 mi
- Walker Homestead 1914: 4.0 mi
- Sawmill: 4.5 mi
- Irvin Homestead 1917: 4.6 mi
- 75th Annivrrsary: 4.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 4.5 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 4.5 mi
- The Free Spirit: 4.6 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 4.6 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 6.0 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 13.8 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 16.0 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 16.6 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 18.5 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 6.2 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 11.7 mi
- Narrows Park: 16.5 mi
- Wild Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 6.0 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 6.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Sprague Lake: 5.2 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 5.3 mi
- Endovalley: 11.3 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 0.6 mi
- Jacob Spring: 3.2 mi
- Wilson Spring: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 6.6 mi
- Nelson Spring: 17.4 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 19.3 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Twin Sisters Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | WSW 245° | 4,346 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Meeker | WSW 239° | 4,227 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chiefs Head Peak | WSW 247° | 4,121 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | WSW 245° | 4,082 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | WSW 242° | 4,073.56 m | 5.3 mi |
| Storm Peak | WSW 253° | 4,060 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Alice | WSW 246° | 4,048 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | WSW 249° | 4,037 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 177952 — Twin Sisters Peaks, Larimer County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358912189
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 10 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
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