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Sugar Loaf Peak

Sugar Loaf Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Loaf Peak rises to 2,431 m in Nevada. Goshute Peak stands 2,916 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is White Horse Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30743, -114.25029

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Springs: 18
  • Dead Cedar Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Ferguson Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Dolly Varden Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Kinsley Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Perkins Spring: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Ivapah Trading Post: 22.1 mi
  • Cabin: 22.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 17.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goshute PeakN 350°2,916 m13.5 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 198°2,856 m25.0 mi
Mount PisgahN 352°2,740 m8.2 mi
Sharp PeakW 280°2,553 m16.3 mi
Bald PeakW 270°2,476 m15.5 mi
White Horse MountainSW 232°2,386 m1.3 mi
Dutch MountainESE 105°2,343 m22.2 mi
Ferguson MountainNNE 15°2,317 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0820:3021:11
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5716:3117:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293341465463716960483728
Precip in0.80.91.11.41.40.90.70.80.70.70.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ibapah, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551583

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