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Sunlight Peak

Colorado

About

Sunlight Peak is a summit in the Weminuche Wilderness of Colorado's San Juan National Forest, within the Columbine Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Silverton, about 13 miles away. The Needles climbing area sits under a mile from the peak. The Sunlight Lake Route and Twin Lakes hikes are both within about a mile and a half. For an overnight base, Molas Lake Campground is roughly 10 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

14,032 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Sunlight Peak

Colorado

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Silverton, Colorado · 13 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Columbine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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