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Twin Sisters Peaks

Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in Colorado
Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in ColoradoDaniel Mayer (Mav) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in Colorado
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Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in Colorado
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Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in Colorado
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Twin Sisters Peaks, a peak in Colorado
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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.

About

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7858300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,454 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.28887, -105.51833

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Cliffs
  • 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
Parks
Waterfalls: 38
  • 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
Historic sites: 33
  • 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
Artworks: 25
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Wind River Ranch: 1.3 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 11.4 mi
  • Outback Glades: 11.6 mi
  • Aspen Bend: 11.8 mi
  • Moose Grove: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 13.9 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakWSW4,346 m5.6 mi
Mount MeekerWSW4,227 m5.4 mi
Chiefs Head PeakWSW4,121 m7.0 mi
Pagoda MountainWSW4,082 m6.3 mi
Ships Prow TowerWSW4,074 m5.3 mi
Storm PeakWSW4,060 m5.6 mi
Mount AliceWSW4,048 m8.4 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonWSW4,037 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 4 mi away.

Sources

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

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