Sunshine Peak
Sunshine Peak (upper right corner) seen from Redcloud Peak
Highest point
Elevation	14,007 ft (4,269 m) [1] [2]
Prominence	501 ft (153 m) [2]
Parent peak	Redcloud Peak
Isolation	1.27 mi (2.04 km) [2]
Listing	Colorado Fourteener 53rd
Coordinates	37°55′22″N 107°25′32″W / 37.9227749°N 107.4256129°W / 37.9227749; -107.4256129 [3]
Geography
Sunshine Peak Location in Colorado
Location	Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S. [3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains [2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Redcloud Peak, Colorado [3]
Climbing
Easiest route	Via Redcloud Peak: Hike, class 2 [4]

Sunshine Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 9 miles (14 km) south west of Lake City, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Redcloud Peak. It rises on the north side of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.

Sunshine Peak has the dubious distinction of being the lowest of Colorado's 53 fourteeners. It is also not particularly independent from its higher neighbor Redcloud Peak, with a topographic prominence of 481 feet (147 m) (the minimum standard for an independent fourteener is 300 feet (91 m)). However it has more and steeper local relief than many of the other fourteeners. For example, it rises 4,450 feet (1,356 m) above the townsite of Sherman to the south in only 1.2 miles (1.9 km). ^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. ^[6] 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.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Colorado
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
• Sunshine Mountain (Hinsdale County, Colorado)

References

External links

• "Sunshine Peak". 14ers.com.

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