Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 1,679 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bud Lewis Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,679 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Bud Lewis Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Butte: 2.9 mi
- Bobcat Butte: 3.0 mi
- Calhoun Butte: 3.7 mi
- Signal Butte: 4.8 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 11.8 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 11.9 mi
- Granite Spring: 12.6 mi
- Chicken Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 17.9 mi
- Black Rock: 17.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.5 mi
- San Jacinto: 24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,683 m | 16.5 mi |
| Red Point | SSW 206° | 2,679 m | 16.5 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | SSW 202° | 2,574 m | 20.3 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,539 m | 20.0 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | SSW 203° | 2,538 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | SSW 201° | 2,528 m | 19.6 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,416 m | 17.8 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 200° | 2,407 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:26 | 16:11 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652984
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