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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

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
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • 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: 20
  • 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: 14
  • 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 7.2 miles of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Rock MountainNW1,236 m5.0 mi
Kagle MountainWNW1,178 m4.0 mi
Chestnut KnobNNW1,173 m4.6 mi
Three Forks MountainW1,136 m5.7 mi
Rich MountainSE1,119 m3.7 mi
Stone MountainWNW1,112 m5.3 mi
Daves RockW1,098 m6.3 mi
Brushy MountainWNW1,087 m6.9 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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