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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,512 m in Idaho. Blackmare stands 2,659 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mica Ridge, a peak 5.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.61295, -116.08541

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Cascade Park: 7.1 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 7.4 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 7.5 mi
  • Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 10.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Trail Creek Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Molly's Tub: 19.2 mi
  • Vulcan Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 24.0 mi
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
  • Valley County Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Central Idaho Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 7.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BlackmareNE 45°2,659.08 m20.4 mi
Square TopNE 54°2,634 m17.3 mi
Telephone RidgeESE 109°2,581.35 m23.1 mi
Buckhorn MountainNNE 27°2,578 m19.8 mi
Rocky PeakESE 112°2,561.54 m22.8 mi
Boulder MountainNNE 21°2,550 m19.9 mi
Jughandle MountainNNE 22°2,532.888 m16.6 mi
Rapid PeakNNE 28°2,517 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:57
June solstice06:0020:4921:34
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:1916:1917:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358665714

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