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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 2,639 m in California. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.18807, -119.00941

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 42
Historic sites: 19
  • Catholic Church (site): 1.5 mi
  • Bottle Works (Site): 1.6 mi
  • Stone Ruins: 1.7 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 1.7 mi
  • Machinery: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.9 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 17.0 mi
  • Navy Beach: 17.1 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Warm Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • The Elbow: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSW 235°3,791 m19.7 mi
Dunderberg PeakWSW 239°3,774 m16.7 mi
Mount WarrenSW 220°3,758 m18.0 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 249°3,756 m20.3 mi
Matterhorn PeakWSW 252°3,749.3 m21.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakWSW 249°3,731 m20.1 mi
The DragtoothWSW 253°3,695.4 m21.3 mi
Virginia PeakWSW 246°3,657 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776714

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