Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)

Sunrise Peak
Highest point
Elevation11,927 ft (3,635 m)[1]
Prominence962 ft (293 m)[1]
Coordinates44°36′33″N 109°46′05″W / 44.60917°N 109.76806°W / 44.60917; -109.76806[2]
Geography
LocationPark County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapUSGS Sunlight Peak WY
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcAbsaroka Range
Last eruptionAround 43 million years ago [3]
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble class III

Sunlight Peak (11,927 feet (3,635 m)) is located in the Absaroka Range, Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[4] Sulphur Glacier is situated on the east and northeast slopes of the peak.

  1. ^ a b "Sunlight Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sunlight Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html
  4. ^ Sunlight Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved October 26, 2018.