Twining Peak
About
Twining Peak is a summit of about 13,716 feet in Pitkin County, Colorado, inside the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. It also falls within the Mount Massive Wilderness and the Aspen and Leadville ranger districts of White River National Forest, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 13 miles away. The closest neighbors are Instant Karma Cliff, a climbing area under a mile away, and the Linkins Lake and North Fork Lake Creek hikes, both within about 1.5 miles. For an overnight base, Lost Man Campground sits about 3.4 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,716 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Twining Peak
Colorado
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness · Wilderness
- Mount Massive Wilderness · Wilderness
- Aspen Ranger District · Ranger district
- Leadville Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Twin Lakes, Colorado · 13 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Leadville Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
Mount Massive Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Interlaken Hotel and Annex Area closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Instant Karma CliffRock climbing0.9 mi
- Linkins LakeHiking1.2 mi
- North Fork Lake CreekHiking1.5 mi
- Lost Man CampgroundCamping3.4 mi
- Portal CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- Columbine CragRock climbing5.1 mi
- Lincoln CreekCanoeing5.9 mi
- Roaring Fork RiverCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
