Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)
| Sunrise Peak | |
|---|---|
  Sunrise Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,927 ft (3,635 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 962 ft (293 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°36′33″N 109°46′05″W / 44.60917°N 109.76806°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Park County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Absaroka Range |
| Topo map | USGS Sunlight Peak WY |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Absaroka Range |
| Last eruption | Around 43 million years ago [3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Scramble 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.
Geology
Sunlight Peak is one of several eroded stratovolcanoes in the volcanic arc of the Absaroka Range. Sunlight Peak's original stratovolcanic edifice has weathered away over time, leaving it as an ancient, extinct volcano. Along with the other older Absaroka volcanoes, Sunlight Peak last erupted around 43 million years ago. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Sunlight Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Sunlight Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html
- ^ Sunlight Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html