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Sunshine Peak (4271m)

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Sunshine Peak culmine à 4271 mètres en United States, faisant partie de Rocky Mountains, North America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

Sunshine Peak — 4,271m — United States — watercolor illustration
Altitude
4271 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
37,922778, -107,425556
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Sunshine Peak 4271 m

À propos de cette montagne

Sunshine Peak (4271m) is a fold mountain in the Rocky Mountains, United States. Grade 2/5: moderate trek requiring good physical fitness. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of Sunshine Peak (4271m)

The topographic contour map of Sunshine Peak (4271m) in the Rocky Mountains shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 4,271m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of Sunshine Peak (4271m)

The east–west elevation profile of Sunshine Peak (4271m) in the Rocky Mountains shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,271m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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