Twin Brothers is a

Navajo Sandstone The Navajo Sandstone is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, and Utah as part of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States.Anonymou ...

mountain in

Zion National Park Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety ...

in Washington County ,

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, United States.

Description

Twin Brothers is situated immediately north of

The East Temple The East Temple is a prominent summit composed of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. It is one of the notable landmarks in the park. The nearest neighbor is Twin Brothers, one-half ...

, and immediately south of

Mountain of the Sun Mountain of the Sun is a elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Mountain of the Sun is situated immediately east of Court of the Patriarchs, and south of Zion Lo ...

, towering above the floor of

Zion Canyon Zion Canyon (also called Little Zion, Mukuntuweap, Mu-Loon'-Tu-Weap, and Straight Cañon; ''weap'' is Paiute for canyon) is a deep and narrow gorge in southwestern Utah, United States, carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Nearly the entir ...

. It is set on the east side of the North Fork of the

Virgin River The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about long.Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the ...

which drains precipitation

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from this mountain. Its neighbors across the canyon include

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, The Sentinel, and Mount Moroni.

Mount Spry } Mount Spry is a small 5,720-ft elevation mountain summit made of Navajo Sandstone located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Officially named in 1934, it honors William Spry (1864-1929), the third gove ...

, set southwest and below Twin Brothers, often appears in photos taken of both from park headquarters. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1934 by the

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Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Twin Brothers. According to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, it is located in a

Cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

Gallery

File:Twin Brothers after storm.jpg, Twin Brothers after storm File:Twin Brothers with Zion NP sign.jpg File:Zion Spry Twin Brothers.jpg, Twin Brothers behind reddish Mt. Spry, with Mountain of the Sun to left File:Mountain of the Sun, Twin Brothers.jpg, Mountain of the Sun (left) seen from SW with Twin Brothers (right} File:Twin Brothers from Deertrap.jpg,

(upper left corner}, Twin Brothers (left of center),

(right) seen from the northeast on Deertrap Mountain File:Looking Down on Zion Canyon.jpg, Twin Brothers left, Mountain of the Sun (right) seen from Deertrap Mountain File:Sunrise from Deertrap Mountain.jpg, Twin Brothers left with its East Face lit up, Mountain of the Sun (without sun), and The West Temple (upper right) at sunrise File:Zion Storm.jpg, Twin Brothers behind reddish Mt. Spry, with Mountain of the Sun to left File:Twin brothers2.jpg

References

External links

Zion National Park
National Park Service * Twin Brothers rock climbing
mountainproject.com
* Weather forecast
Twin Brothers
* Climbing photos

{{authority control Mountains of Utah Zion National Park Mountains of Washington County, Utah Sandstone formations of the United States Colorado Plateau North American 2000 m summits

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