| Sunlight Peak | |
|---|---|
 Sunlight Peak from Twin Lakes | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,065 ft (4,287 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 399 ft (122 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.48 mi (0.77 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 39th |
| Coordinates | 37°37′38″N 107°35′45″W / 37.6272215°N 107.5958933°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Sunlight Peak Location in Colorado | |
| Location | La Plata County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains, Needle Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Storm King Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | South Face: Climb, class 4[4] |
Sunlight Peak is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,065-foot (4,287 m) fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.5 miles (45.8 km) northeast by north (bearing 32°) of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
Sunlight Peak was so named in 1902; the name is likely descriptive.[5]
- ^ a b The elevation of Sunlight Peak includes an adjustment of +1.804 m (+5.92 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Sunlight Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sunlight Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Sunlight Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.