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Sugar Loaf Mountain

Sugar Loaf Mountain, a peak in Arkansas
Sugar Loaf Mountain, a peak in ArkansasRobinlharris · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sugar Loaf Mountain rises to 177 m in Arkansas. Dug Hill stands 405 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Junk Car, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 84 miles off.

The story

Sugarloaf Mountain is a hiking and mountain biking destination located in Cleburne County, Arkansas, east of the city of Heber Springs, Arkansas. It is 690 feet tall, and is topped by an Atoka formation, a geologic formation sequence of sandstone, siltstone, and shale.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q31572286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49119, -91.98570

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • John F. Kennedy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Spring Park: 2.3 mi
  • Eagle Bank Park: 2.5 mi
  • Dam Site Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Old Highway 25 Recreation Areas: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 8
  • The Labyrinth: 21.6 mi
  • Art Alley: 21.7 mi
  • Art Alley: 21.7 mi
  • Bee Kind: 21.7 mi
  • Searcy Mural: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Museums: 3
  • William Carl Garner Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
  • Shirley Centennial Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Pioneer Village: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandy Beach: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillN 358°405 m9.9 mi
Choppy KnobNW 320°396 m18.1 mi
Round MountainNNW 329°380 m15.3 mi
Brock MountainNE 37°366 m17.8 mi
Sam Johnson MountainN 2°364 m13.4 mi
Round MountainNNW 346°361 m17.9 mi
Poff MountainNW 314°353 m16.1 mi
Dump MountainNNE 19°344 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5419:4920:27
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:1416:2016:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250606876807972615041
Precip in3.83.84.95.45.73.74.43.83.74.25.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greers Ferry DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358981427

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