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]
Sunlight Peak from Windom PeakWest aspect
^ abThe elevation of Sunlight Peak includes an adjustment of +1.804 m (+5.92 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
^ abcde"Sunlight Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ abcd"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.
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