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Sunlight Peak/Windom Peak, Chicago Basin, San Juan Range

14,059 ft., 39th highest in Colorado/14,082 ft., 33rd highest
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A 4th class free-climb up the Sunlight summit block; Colorado San Juans.
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A 4th class free-climb up the Sunlight summit block; Colorado San Juans.

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  • A Mountain Goat stands watch above Twin Lakes basin; Colorado San Juans.
  • Sunlight Peak's west face and southeast ridge, viewed from the summit of Windom Peak; Colorado San Juans.
  • The sun rises over Sunlight Peak. Photo taken from the Mount Eolus trail; Colorado San Juan Range
  • From the summit of North Eolus: a massive wildfire burns in the distant San Juans beyond Sunlight and Windom Peaks.
  • Descending the Mount Eolus trail toward Twin Lakes. Sunlight Peak towers above (center); Colorado San Juan Range
  • Panoramic view southeast from the summit of North Eolus. Sunlight and Windom Peaks, left; Mount Eolus, right; Colorado San Juan Range
  • Sunlight Spire (left) and Windom Peak as seen from the summit of Sunlight Peak, Colorado San Juan Mountains.
  • Windom Peak's west face, viewed from the summit of North Eolus; Colorado San Juan Range.
  • The Durango & Silverton train has been used extensively by Hollywood producers, transporting actors (John Wayne, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Marilyn Monroe and others) along with film crews.
  • A Mountain Goat stands watch along the trail above Chicago Basin; Colorado San Juans.
  • Sunlight Peak (right) and its rugged west ridge tower over Twin Lakes; Colorado San Juans.
  • Sunlight Peak (right) and its rugged west ridge; Colorado San Juans.
  • The rugged west faces of Sunlight and Windom Peaks, viewed from Twin Lakes; Colorado San Juan Range.
  • A Mountain Goat strikes a pose on the the lower north slopes of Windom Peak; Colorado San Juans.
  • Sunlight Peak viewed from Twin Lakes; Colorado San Juan Range.
  • Summit slabs on Mount Eolus frame Sunlight and Windom Peaks to the east; Colorado San Juan Range
  • Sunlight Peak with smoke beyond from a massive wildfire; viewed from North Eolus; Colorado San Juan Range.
  • Traversing ledges to Sunlight's summit block; Colorado San Juans.
  • A 4th class free-climb up the Sunlight summit block; Colorado San Juans.
  • The only way down! Sunlight Peak (14059 ft.), Colorado San Juans.
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