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Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)

Coordinates: 44°36′33″N 109°46′05″W / 44.60917°N 109.76806°W / 44.60917; -109.76806
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Sunrise Peak
Highest point
Elevation11,927 ft (3,635 m)[1]
Prominence962 ft (293 m)[1]
Coordinates44°36′33″N 109°46′05″W / 44.60917°N 109.76806°W / 44.60917; -109.76806[2]
Geography
LocationPark County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapUSGS Sunlight Peak WY
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcAbsaroka Range
Last eruptionAround 43 million years ago [3]
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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