| Twin Peaks | |
| Elevation Ft: | 10970 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 230. |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.87 |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | Ouray County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Uncompahgre National Forest |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains Sneffels Range[2] |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 38.0275°N -107.6992°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Ouray |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Twin Peaks is a 10970feet double summit mountain located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
Twin Peaks is situated one mile west overlooking of the town of Ouray, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest.[1] It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subrange of the San Juan Mountains. Twin Peaks' summit, the West Peak, is 2.2 miles east-northeast of Whitehouse Mountain, and the lower East Peak (10,798 ft)[4] is separated by 0.4 mile from the west summit. Topographic relief is significant as the east peak rises over 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Ouray in one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Uncompahgre River at the eastern base of the mountain. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Twin Peaks is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, 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.