Perhaps the most technically challenging 14er in the area, Sunlight Peak reaches up to 14,061 feet and has a class 4 summit route. This is not a beginner mountain, and summiting requires a fair amount of research and alpine skills. That being said, the rock is usually solid and grippy, and the scrambling and climbing can be fun for mountain climbing veterans.

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1. Sunlight Peak — Weminuche Wilderness

28.7km

12:36

1,700m

Train-accessed wilderness adventure to Sunlight Peak's exposed summit in Colorado's remote Chicago Basin.

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2. Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam (Mount Eolus, North Eolus, Sunlight Peak, & Windom Peak) — Weminuche Wilderness

34.4km

13:07

2,260m

Train-accessed wilderness trek to Chicago Basin's three fourteeners and pristine Twin Lakes.

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Location: La Plata County, Colorado, United States

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1. Sunlight Peak — Weminuche Wilderness

2. Chicago Basin 14er Grand Slam (Mount Eolus, North Eolus, Sunlight Peak, & Windom Peak) — Weminuche Wilderness

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