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Sugar Loaf Mountain

Sugar Loaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Loaf Mountain rises to 765 m in North Carolina. Cedar Rock Mountain stands 1,236 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
765 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.21123, -82.73151

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 1.3 mi
  • Franklin Park: 1.4 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 3.7 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 6.3 mi
  • Champion Park: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Stick Biscuit Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Rhododendron Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Glen Cannon Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Phillips Falls: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Camp John Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 9.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 12.1 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Brevard Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 15
  • M1: 1.4 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 9.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.9 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.0 mi
Museums: 12
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 10.0 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 16.1 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Rock MountainNW 309°1,236 m5.0 mi
Kagle MountainWNW 297°1,178 m4.0 mi
Chestnut KnobNNW 327°1,173 m4.6 mi
Three Forks MountainW 276°1,136 m5.7 mi
Chestnut MountainWNW 304°1,124 m6.2 mi
Rich MountainSE 131°1,119 m3.7 mi
Stone MountainWNW 298°1,112 m5.3 mi
Daves RockW 278°1,098 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022826 — Sugar Loaf Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809366

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