Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 918 m in Virginia. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 918 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 2 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 11 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Stone Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Knob: 0.9 mi
- Harris Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sams Knob: 3.6 mi
- Felt Knob: 4.5 mi
- Elk Spur: 4.6 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 5.5 mi
- Westwood Park: 8.7 mi
- Lowgap Park: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 9.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 9.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 22.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 22.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Incredible Falls: 22.7 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Crooked Creek: 5.9 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 8.9 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 10.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 7.6 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 10.3 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 10.6 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 10.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 10.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 6.3 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 10.7 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 14.0 mi
- US 21 overlook: 20.9 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 11.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Three Bears: 23.5 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 23.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 9.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 3.1 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 19.6 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | SW 232° | 1,088 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,075 m | 4.9 mi |
| Horse Knob | WSW 237° | 1,047 m | 4.9 mi |
| Beamer Knob | N 1° | 1,032 m | 4.7 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SW 234° | 1,004 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | NE 38° | 980 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rich Hill Mountain | SW 231° | 975 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pike Knob | N 350° | 963 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566355
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 11 mi
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