Sugarloaf Mound
Sugarloaf Mound is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnie Wood Memorial Square, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sugarloaf Mound is the sole remaining Mississippian culture platform mound in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, a city commonly referred to in its earlier years as "Mound City" for its approximately 40 Native American earthen structures. Sugarloaf Mound is the last remaining of the mounds built within present-day St. Louis by a Native American culture that thrived in the area from A.D. 600–1300. It is the oldest human-made structure in the city of St. Louis.
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Wikidata Q14688110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 2.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 13 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 17 mi
- Elk Hollow · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minnie Wood Memorial Square: 0.4 mi
- Laclede Park: 0.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant Park: 0.5 mi
- Marquette Park: 0.7 mi
- Bellerive Park: 1.1 mi
- Settle Here in Dutchtown: 0.6 mi
- Blue Collar Baroque: 0.7 mi
- Cherokee Station Shopping Area: 1.3 mi
- mosaic: 1.3 mi
- Flowers for Curt Flood (Saga of the Newport Gundam): 1.6 mi
- Carondelet Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Holy Family Parish Hall & Museum: 2.3 mi
- Magic Chef Mansion: 2.6 mi
- Sachs Museum: 2.9 mi
- Neon Museum of Saint Louis: 3.5 mi
- Friedrich Hecker Monument: 1.6 mi
- The Capture of Camp Jackson: 1.8 mi
- Donald L. Fanetti: 2.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 2.4 mi
- Wagner: 2.6 mi
- Budweiser Brewery Experience: 1.9 mi
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours: 1.9 mi
- Compton Hill Water Tower: 2.8 mi
- Lafayette Park House: 2.9 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 3.0 mi
- Transgender Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- English Cave Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rung for Women Garden: 2.2 mi
- Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Alley Ranch: 2.5 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.1 mi
- Tweed Prairie: 8.7 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 11.1 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Headwaters: 2.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 4.0 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.9 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 6.1 mi
- Government Hill: 5.1 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 5.2 mi
- Oklahoma Hill: 5.6 mi
- Art Hill: 5.6 mi
- Clarks Mound: 8.7 mi
- Broadway: 2.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 16.7 mi
- Times Beach: 20.6 mi
- Machens: 23.3 mi
- Wilkie: 23.5 mi
- Wise Falls: 4.5 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 5.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.4 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Beaver Falls: 23.9 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 12.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Climbing Area: 23.8 mi
- Shelter bluff: 24.0 mi
- Stone Arch: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 223° | 247 m | 17.9 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 257° | 237 m | 18.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 190° | 218 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 254° | 205 m | 22.5 mi |
| Clarks Mound | E 88° | 196 m | 8.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 112° | 185 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 53° | 182 m | 15.0 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 63° | 174 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Cahokia · 2 mi
- St. Louis · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 9 mi
- Granite City · 10 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 11 mi
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