Peak · New Jersey
Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf rises to 229 m in New Jersey. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsylvania Line Huts, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34841629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77724, -74.53200
- 15.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 1.9 mi
- Legend Rock: 2.8 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 4.9 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.8 mi
- 13th Hour Haunted House: 9.3 mi
Parks
- Dr. Donald A. Delpho Field: 2.2 mi
- Burnham Park: 2.3 mi
- Harding Land Trust: 2.5 mi
- Fort Nonsense: 2.6 mi
- Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Tunis-Ellicks House: 3.0 mi
- Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Washington Headquarters Museum: 3.7 mi
- Speedwell Village: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Patriot's Farewell: 3.0 mi
- The Way to Independence: 3.0 mi
- George Washington: 3.7 mi
- Eagle: 4.0 mi
- No Turning Back: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Pennsylvania Line Huts: 0.2 mi
- Jockey Hollow Cemetery Monument: 0.4 mi
- Morris Aqueduct Company Vault: 0.7 mi
- Bettin Oak Monument: 1.0 mi
- Stark's Brigade Monument: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Kemble: 0.9 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 1.6 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 55
- Abby Garden: 0.3 mi
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cross Estate Gardens: 2.6 mi
- The Kellog Club: 2.7 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Jockey Hollow Top Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Jones Pond Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Great Swamp Watershed Association: 2.2 mi
- Tempe Wick Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Dismal Harmony Natural Area: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 30
- Mine Hill Beach: 7.8 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 7.9 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 8.2 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Island Beach: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Mendham Overlook Area: 0.4 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 7.3 mi
- Grove Street Park: 8.4 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.9 mi
- Seele: 10.2 mi
- Boonton Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Hill: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 17.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 1.5 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Waterloo Village: 15.1 mi
- New City Village: 18.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.7 mi
- Barber: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 9.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Sugar Loaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | N 352° | 425 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | N 357° | 420 m | 16.0 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | N 357° | 393 m | 13.1 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | NW 307° | 377 m | 17.2 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | WNW 285° | 375 m | 17.8 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NNE 12° | 373 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 332° | 371 m | 10.8 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | WNW 285° | 364 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357730598
Day trips start here
- Morristown · 3 mi
- Basking Ridge · 5 mi
- Bernardsville · 5 mi
- Randolph · 5 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
- Madison · 6 mi
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