| 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″N107°35′45″W / 37.6272215°N 107.5958933°W /37.6272215; -107.5958933[3] |
| Geography | |
  Sunlight Peak Location inColorado | |
| Location | La Plata County,Colorado,U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains, Needle Mountains[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Storm King Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | South Face: Climb,class 4[4] |
Sunlight Peak is ahighmountainsummit of theNeedle Mountains range of theRocky Mountains ofNorth America. The 14,065-foot (4,287 m)fourteener is located in theWeminuche Wilderness ofSan Juan National Forest, 28.5 miles (45.8 km) northeast by north (bearing 32°) of theCity of Durango inLa Plata County,Colorado,United States.[1][2][3]
Sunlight Peak was so named in 1902; the name is likely descriptive.[5]
Sunlight Peak is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the other two areMount Eolus andWindom Peak. Windom and Sunlight lie on the east side of Twin Lakes, in upperChicago Basin, while Eolus lies on the west side. All three peaks are relatively remote by Colorado standards, and have a strong wilderness character; however they can be popular in summer.
The standard route up Sunlight Peak is from the south, known as the "RedCouloir". It is a non-technicalscramble, but achieving the top of the summit block does require an exposedrock climbing move.[6]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Sunlight Peak is located in an alpinesubarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.
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