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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,812 m in Idaho. Rough Mountain stands 2,148 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hat, a peak 2.4 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5609188

Wikidata Q49079276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1812 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59684, -116.14955

33 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 12.9 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rough MountainNW 314°2,148 m15.7 mi
Clover MountainNW 305°2,093 m16.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 307°1,966 m12.8 mi
Ant HillWNW 290°1,933 m17.3 mi
Crab Spring ButteWSW 239°1,915 m7.1 mi
Doyle MountainNW 324°1,878 m19.8 mi
Big Springs ButteWSW 242°1,869 m17.9 mi
Turner ButteS 178°1,864 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0820:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1216:2917:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048546270787667554335
Precip in1.00.50.70.71.20.60.10.10.30.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652987

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