Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 2,057 m in Nevada. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,057 m
How to reach it
54 named places within 25 miles
- McKnight Springs: 5.8 mi
- Green Spring: 6.7 mi
- Dip Spring: 10.9 mi
- Double Mountain Spring: 11.6 mi
- Chicken Creek Springs: 12.2 mi
- Tower Mountain: 3.6 mi
- The Buttes: 12.6 mi
- Peko Peak: 12.6 mi
- Double Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Morgan Hill: 14.5 mi
- Dinner Station: 14.7 mi
- North Fork: 19.1 mi
- Sherman: 20.2 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 5.3 mi
- Humboldt Park: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Mountain | WNW 281° | 2,750 m | 20.1 mi |
| Nannies Peak | WSW 246° | 2,672 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,670 m | 18.7 mi |
| California Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,599 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stag Mountain | NE 40° | 2,484 m | 15.6 mi |
| Double Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,474 m | 13.4 mi |
| Independence Mountain | NW 314° | 2,464 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tower Mountain | S 186° | 2,345 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357549754
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