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Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Loaf rises to 2,755 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is McEleny Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2755 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.06936, -114.56675

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • Warm Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Stub Creek Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Horsefly Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Veil Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Loon Creek Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Cox Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Sugar Loaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireNNW 347°3,075 m7.4 mi
Taylor MountainSE 127°3,041 m21.4 mi
Aggipah MountainNNW 329°2,997 m6.8 mi
Sleeping Deer MountainSSW 196°2,985 m21.7 mi
MeyersS 187°2,977 m16.2 mi
Woods PeakSSE 146°2,963 m22.2 mi
Van Horn PeakSSE 149°2,931 m23.2 mi
Goat MountainNNW 347°2,929 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:5219:4420:30
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1515:1116:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666236

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