Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)

Sunrise Peak
Sunrise Peak Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
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[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

1. "Sunlight Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
2. "Sunlight Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
3. https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html
4. Sunlight Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved October 26, 2018.
5. https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html