- Sunshine Peak
Infobox Mountain
Name = Sunshine Peak
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Elevation = 14,001 ft (4,267 m)
Location = Colorado, USA
Range =San Juan Mountains
Prominence = 501 ft (153 m)
Coordinates = coord|37|55|22|N|107|25|30|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Redcloud Peak
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First ascent =
Easiest route = North ridge (fromRedcloud Peak ): hikeSunshine Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the
US state ofColorado . It is located in theSan Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 9 miles (14 km) south west of Lake City, and about 1 mi (1.6 km) south ofRedcloud Peak . It rises on the north side of the Lake Fork of theGunnison River .Sunshine Peak has the dubious distinction of being the lowest of Colorado's 54 official
fourteeners .Some sources quote 14,006 feet for the elevation, taking it out of last place on the fourteener list. See [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150459/sunshine-peak.html Sunshine Peak on Summitpost] .] It is also not particularly independent from its higher neighbor Redcloud Peak, with atopographic prominence of 501 ft (153 m) (the minimum standard for an independent fourteener is 300 ft, or 91 m). However it has more and steeper local relief than many of the other fourteeners. For example, it rises 4,450 ft (1,356 m) above the townsite of Sherman to the south in only 1.2 mi (2 km). [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.92278&lon=-107.425&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 Sunshine Peak on TopoQuest] ]ee also
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Colorado fourteeners
*Colorado mountain peaks
*Colorado mountain ranges
*Mountain peaks of North America
*Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
*Mountain peaks of the United States References
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