Twin Sisters Peaks–Twin Sisters Mountain, 6 summits is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Quickie Cliff, Lily Lake and Twin Sisters Mountain before reaching Twin Sisters Peaks at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 4,330 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,600 – 11,339 ft · steepest grade: 43%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32194, -105.53280
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
Directions
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Twin Sisters Peaks–Twin Sisters Mountain, 6 summits
11.7 mi · ▲ 4,330 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,598–11,339 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.32194, -105.53280
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Quickie Cliff.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lily Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lily Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wind River Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Serenity Lane, heading S.
- 3.3 miPass Twin Sisters Mountain.
- 250 ftReach Twin Sisters Peaks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto Wind River Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lily Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Lily Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 76°F58°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
73°51°
26%
Mon
73°54°
17%
Tue
76°50°
20%
Wed
79°53°
34%
Thu
72°54°
32%
Fri
77°50°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~232 min). Leave by 3:18 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lily Mountain–Quickie Cliff Loop, 3 cliffs 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Crag of Fear–Slamdance Buttress, 4 cliffs 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
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