Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf rises to 251 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 22.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 22.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 6 mi
- Chimney Rock · 13 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 25 mi
- White Rocks · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Carr Hill: 1.8 mi
- McGinley Hill: 2.0 mi
- Marys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rupp Hill: 2.3 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 1.5 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 1.7 mi
- ANV McLaws' & Pickett's Div: 3.8 mi
- Manor of Maske: 4.5 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 4.8 mi
- Carroll Commons Park: 3.6 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 6.2 mi
- West Fields: 6.5 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 6.8 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 6.0 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 6.0 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 6.3 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 6.3 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 6.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 4.2 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 5.4 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 5.6 mi
- Knob Springs: 5.9 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 6.8 mi
- Women's Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Return visit: 6.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 6.8 mi
- St. Francis: 8.6 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 8.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 9.7 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.1 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 21.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.1 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 22.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 18.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 19.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 8.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Tartown: 5.3 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Clermont Crag: 8.6 mi
- Beach Front: 9.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sugar Loaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 284° | 637 m | 7.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 277° | 593 m | 6.3 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 303° | 573 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 294° | 570 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pivot Rock | WNW 296° | 563 m | 8.9 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 248° | 545 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 322° | 544 m | 7.0 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 276° | 535 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357315414
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 7 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
- Chambersburg · 19 mi
- Hanover · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 23 mi
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