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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: 46
  • 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: 7
  • The Labyrinth: 21.6 mi
  • Art Alley: 21.7 mi
  • Bee Kind: 21.7 mi
  • Searcy Mural: 21.7 mi
  • Patriotic Mural: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 4
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 18.2 miles of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillN405 m9.9 mi
Choppy KnobNW396 m18.1 mi
Brock MountainNE366 m17.8 mi
Sam Johnson MountainN364 m13.4 mi
Poff MountainNW353 m16.1 mi
Dump MountainNNE344 m16.8 mi
Bone HillNE342 m14.0 mi
Wilburn KnobNW327 m13.4 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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