Twining Peak

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Coordinates: 39°08′05″N 106°33′48″W / 39.1347111°N 106.5633965°W / 39.1347111; -106.5633965
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Twining Peak
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,711 ft (4,179 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,231 ft (375 m)[2]
Parent peakDeer Mountain (13,763 ft)[3]
Isolation2.15 mi (3.46 km)[2]
Coordinates39°08′05″N 106°33′48″W / 39.1347111°N 106.5633965°W / 39.1347111; -106.5633965[4]
Naming
EtymologyDr. Warren Hugh Twining
Geography
Twining Peak is located in Colorado
Twining Peak
Twining Peak
Location in Colorado
Twining Peak is located in the United States
Twining Peak
Twining Peak
Twining Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2 hiking[3]

Twining Peak is a 13,711-foot (4,179 m) mountain summit on the shared border of Pitkin County and Lake County, in Colorado, United States.

Description

Twining Peak is set on the

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (701 m) above Roaring Fork River in one mile (1.6 km) and 2,500 feet (762 m) above North Fork Lake Creek in one mile (1.6 km). An ascent of the peak involves hiking four miles (6.4 km) with 1,700 feet (518 m) of elevation gain and is considered the shortest climb from a paved highway of Colorado's 200 highest peaks.[1]

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on January 1, 1974, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Dr. Warren Hugh Twining (1876–1946), mayor of Aspen (1905–1907), member of Colorado House of Representatives (1925–34), and Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives (1933–34).[4] He was instrumental in establishing Western College in Gunnison.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Twining Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

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References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780917895395
    , p. 34.
  2. ^ a b c "Twining Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Twining Peak - 13,721' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Twining Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

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