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Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Loaf rises to 1,548 m in California. Cirque Peak stands 3,930 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dirty Socks Hot Spring, a hot spring 4.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1548 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31799, -117.86619

171 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 16
Natural arches: 7
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 15.1 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 23.0 mi
  • Palette Arch: 23.1 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 23.8 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Rock Candy Tower: 22.9 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 22.9 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 23.0 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 23.0 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugar Loaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cirque PeakWNW 298°3,930 m23.4 mi
WoollybackNW 305°3,913 m23.2 mi
The FinNW 305°3,878 m24.0 mi
Trailmaster PeakWNW 297°3,817.6 m22.2 mi
Army Pass PointWNW 301°3,770.07 m23.6 mi
Olancha PeakWSW 256°3,695 m14.5 mi
Trail PeakWNW 293°3,539 m19.6 mi
Kern PeakW 269°3,499 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3519:3520:13
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0016:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358793048

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