PathQuest

Sunlight Peak

Location: La Plata County, CO, US

Elevation: 14,056 feet

0 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Clear sky

Temperature: 8°F

Wind: 12 mph

Humidity: 20%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-04 (score: 77/100)

  • 2026-04-04: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-05: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-06: Good (72/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cold
  • 2026-04-07: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-08: Good (75/100) - Partly cloudy, breezy, cool
  • 2026-04-09: Good (64/100) - Overcast, breezy, cold
  • 2026-04-10: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, breezy, cold

Avalanche Forecast - CAIC zone

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

<p>Strong winds drifted over a foot of recent snowfall onto leeward slopes at upper elevations. You could trigger an avalanche in the drifted snow. The most dangerous slopes are steep and face the north half of the compass, where slabs sit above firm, old snow surfaces.</p><p>You can find safer travel in wind-sheltered areas or on slopes less than about 35 degrees steep.</p>

Air Quality

AQI: 6 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: increasing

  • Beartown: 13" depth, 3.1" SWE
  • Molas Lake: 13" depth, 2.1" SWE
  • Stump Lakes: 18" depth, 4.6" SWE

Stream Flow

  • ANIMAS RIVER AT TALL TIMBER RESORT ABOVE TACOMA,CO: flood (421 cfs)
  • VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.: flood (108 cfs)
  • ANIMAS RIVER BELOW SILVERTON, CO: high (133 cfs)

Public Lands

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