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South Twin Peak

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Location
  
Alberta, Canada

Easiest route
  
ski

First ascent
  
1924

Parent range
  
Winston Churchill Range

Topo map
  
NTS 83C/03

Elevation
  
3,566 m

Province
  
Alberta

Mountain range
  
Canadian Rockies, Winston Churchill Range

Similar
  
North Twin Peak, Mount Cromwell, Mount Brazeau, Diadem Peak, Mount Kitchener

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South Twin Peak is one of the two peaks that comprise the Twin Peaks massif located just northeast of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, Canada. The other higher peak is named North Twin Peak and reaches 3,684 m (12,087 ft).

Contents

Map of South Twin, Improvement District No. 12, AB, Canada

The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie and Hugh M. Stutfield.

Routes

The normal route is a ski mountaineering climb on the eastern slopes of North Twin, and then a traverse to the South Twin, although an ice axe is recommended for the narrow connecting ridge.

References

South Twin Peak Wikipedia