South Twin

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South Twin
South Twin Peak
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height 3581  m
location Alberta (Canada)
Mountains Canadian Rockies
Dominance 1.69 km →  North Twin
Notch height 301 m ↓  (3280 m)
Coordinates 52 ° 12 ′ 15 ″  N , 117 ° 26 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 15 ″  N , 117 ° 26 ′ 0 ″  W
Topo map Columbia Icefield 83 C / 3
South Twin (Alberta)
South Twin
First ascent 1924 by FV Field, WO Field, L. Harris with guides Edward Feuz Junior and J. Biner.
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The South Twin (or South Twin Peak ) is a 3581  m (according to other sources 3549  m ) high peak in Jasper National Park in the province of Alberta in Canada .

The South Twin is located in the Sir Winston Churchill Range on the northeastern edge of the Columbia Ice Field . The associated mountain range was first named The Twins in 1898 by J. Norman Collie and Hugh Stutfield . The higher peak is at 3684  m and is now called North Twin . The South Twin was first climbed in 1924 by FV Field, WO Field and L. Harris with mountain guides Edward Feuz Junior and J. Biner.

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