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Twin Peaks is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the sixth-highest summit in Alamosa County and the 198th-highest in Colorado. The north peak is the true summit at 13,580-feet-elevation (4,139 m) and is separated by one-quarter mile from the south peak (13,534-ft (4,125 m)).
- 13,580 ft (4,140 m)
- 656 ft (200 m)
- 1.20 mi (1.93 km)
- Ellingwood Point (14,048 ft)
Twin Peaks from the Access Road In addition to being a well known television show, Twin Peaks is the name of a number of different mountains spread throughout Colorado. The peak discussed here is found in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and is prominent looking south from the Great Sand Dunes National Park and may or may not be one of Colorado ...
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Twin Peaks - Sangre de Cristo. Sangre de Cristo Peak. The summit offers a large view looking west across the San Luis Valley. Mileage 11.85, Elevation Gain 4,630 ft, Summit 13,580 ft. The South Zapata Lake Trail and Twin Peaks can be accessed either from the South or West.
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States .
- 14,351 ft (4,374 m)
- Rocky Mountains
- 242 mi (389 km) north-south
The Sangre de Cristo Range is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, extending approximately 250 miles from Poncha Pass in South-Central Colorado, reaching all the way to Glorieta Pass, just southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Major peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Named peaks over 13,500 feet (4,100 m) Peak name Elevation Prominence; Blanca Peak: 14,351 ft (4,374 m) 5,326 ft (1,623 m) Crestone Peak: 14,300 ft (4,400 m) 4,534 ft (1,382 m) Crestone Needle: 14,197 ft (4,327 m) 437 ft (133 m) Kit Carson Peak: 14,165 ft (4,317 m)
Twin Peaks (North) is a Class 2 summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range with a trailhead access by passenger vehicle. The peak could be done in a single, longer day from the trailhead but peakbaggers may want to consider a backpack into South Zapata Lake where they can establish a base camp and then also climb UN13,654 and UN13,577.
