North Twin Peak

North Twin Peak
The Twins massif - South Twin (left) and North Twin (right)
Highest point
Elevation	3,730 m (12,240 ft)[1][2][Notes 1]
Prominence	1,011 m (3,317 ft)[Notes 2]
Parent peak	Mount Columbia (3747 m)[1]
Listing	Canada highest major peaks 31st Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°13′25″N 117°26′04″W / 52.2237°N 117.4344°W / 52.2237; -117.4344[1]
Geography
North Twin Peak Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield
Climbing
First ascent	1923 by W.S. Ladd, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Conrad Kain[4]
Easiest route	glacier/snowfield ski

North Twin (Peak) is one of the two main peaks that comprise The Twins massif located at the northeast corner of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The other lower peak is named South Twin (3,566 m). North Twin is the third-highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, after Mount Robson and Mount Columbia.

The massif was named The Twins in 1898 by J. Norman Collie and Hugh M. Stutfield. The decision to name the peaks separately was approved February 28, 1980.

In addition to North Twin and South Twin, the massif contains a northern subpeak of North Twin known as Twins Tower, 3,627 m (11,900 ft) (see lower photo). This sits atop the famed north face of the massif (see below), and was named in 1984. Further, another subpeak in the massif is known as West Twin 3,360 m (11,024 ft), a picture of which can be found in the South Twin Gallery - access to this peak is from the north–south col.

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