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Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.80759, -77.35332

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 40
Springs: 23
  • 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
Attractions: 16
  • 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
Artworks: 16
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 8.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.2 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 284°637 m7.7 mi
Buzzard PeakW 277°593 m6.3 mi
The KnobWNW 303°573 m5.8 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 294°570 m8.9 mi
Pivot RockWNW 296°563 m8.9 mi
Virginia RockWSW 248°545 m6.4 mi
Mount NewmanNW 322°544 m7.0 mi
Chimney RocksW 276°535 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138506069747265534234
Precip in3.52.74.04.14.43.94.13.94.94.03.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357315414

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