PathQuest

Sunlight Peak

Location: La Plata County, CO, US

Elevation: 14,056 feet

0 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Clear sky

Temperature: 26°F

Wind: 16 mph

Humidity: 56%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-05-27 (score: 90/100)

  • 2026-05-22: Good (72/100) - Overcast, breezy, cool
  • 2026-05-23: Good (75/100) - Partly cloudy, breezy, cool
  • 2026-05-24: Good (80/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cool
  • 2026-05-25: Good (72/100) - Overcast, breezy, cool
  • 2026-05-26: Poor (39/100) - Heavy precipitation, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-05-27: Excellent (90/100) - Clear skies, breezy
  • 2026-05-28: Good (80/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cool

Avalanche Forecast - CAIC zone

  • Alpine: Low
  • Treeline: Low
  • Below Treeline: Low

<p>Most slopes are safe from avalanches. Even a small pocket of unstable snow can be enough to knock you off your feet and take you for a ride. Watch for drifted areas on protected high alpine slopes or the snow surface becoming wet and unconsolidated. If you observer these things avoid very steep slopes especially in high consequence terrain.</p><p>With each warming period over the last month we have seen an uptick in avalanche activity and this weekend looks to be another one of those periods. Avalanches are expected to be isolated but remember LOW (1 of 5) danger does not mean no danger. </p>

Air Quality

AQI: 16 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: stable

  • Beartown: 0" depth, 0.2" SWE
  • Molas Lake: 1" depth, 0" SWE
  • Stump Lakes: 0" depth, 0" SWE

Stream Flow

  • ANIMAS RIVER AT TALL TIMBER RESORT ABOVE TACOMA,CO: low (632 cfs)
  • VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.: low (150 cfs)
  • ANIMAS RIVER BELOW SILVERTON, CO: low (322 cfs)

Public Lands

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