Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Sikes Hill stands 451 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is North Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 7.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Division of State Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 12 mi
- Waterfall · 12 mi
- view to west · 12 mi
- Summit House · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.4 mi
- South Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Bull Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Toby: 2.8 mi
- Ox Hill: 3.2 mi
- South Deerfield Common: 0.9 mi
- Sunderland Town Park: 1.2 mi
- Herlihy Park: 1.2 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 1.5 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 4.7 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.2 mi
- Amherst College Lot: 2.3 mi
- Tabak Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- Russell Hill: 2.7 mi
- Old Chapel: 6.8 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 7.2 mi
- Mill River Dam: 7.8 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 7.8 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 4.7 mi
- Leverett Family Museum: 4.9 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 6.8 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.9 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 4.9 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 7.6 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 7.7 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 11.7 mi
- hole in wall: 12.2 mi
- North Garden: 5.3 mi
- South Garden: 5.3 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 6.9 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 6.9 mi
- Fieldstone Courtyard: 7.1 mi
- Roaring Falls: 3.6 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 6.2 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 9.3 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 9.3 mi
- French King Buttress: 10.9 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Jack Leaman: 6.6 mi
- Julius Erving: 6.6 mi
- John Calipari: 6.6 mi
- Marcus Camby: 6.6 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 14.2 mi
- Hobo Falls: 15.2 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 19.8 mi
- Glendale Falls: 21.0 mi
- Doane's Falls: 23.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 5.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 10.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- Rd: 19.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.2 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikes Hill | W 269° | 451 m | 7.6 mi |
| High Ridge | WSW 254° | 447 m | 6.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WSW 245° | 432 m | 7.6 mi |
| Smith Hill | W 277° | 427 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dry Hill | WSW 258° | 415 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dry Hill | WSW 250° | 396 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Toby | ENE 73° | 386 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cricket Hill | W 270° | 380 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Bluebird75 obs
- Northern Cardinal68 obs
- mapleleaf viburnum40 obs
- mountain laurel34 obs
- Turkey Vulture31 obs
- Christmas fern29 obs
- Song Sparrow27 obs
- Northern Mockingbird27 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29858382
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 5 mi
- Amherst · 7 mi
- Gill · 8 mi
- Greenfield · 8 mi
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
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