Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 621 m in California. Snow Mountain stands 2,076 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Afterthought Mine, a historic site 1.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5572249.
Wikidata Q49079232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 621 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Brock Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sage Hen Hill: 4.4 mi
- Gray Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
- Shasta Park: 15.8 mi
- Margaret Polf Park: 16.5 mi
- Minder Park: 16.6 mi
- Metal Horse: 4.5 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 14.2 mi
- Human Sundial: 18.7 mi
- Dandelions: 19.2 mi
- Balloons: 19.2 mi
- Afterthought Mine: 1.8 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 14.9 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 15.0 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 15.3 mi
- The Monolith: 18.6 mi
- Potem Falls: 7.0 mi
- Three Falls: 7.1 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Montgomery Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Hatchet Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 14.7 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 18.5 mi
- Mill Building: 18.5 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 19.3 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 12.0 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 15.0 mi
- Fishermans Point: 16.8 mi
- Behive Beach: 17.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- South African Garden: 18.5 mi
- Australian Garden: 18.5 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 18.5 mi
- Chilean Garden: 18.6 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 11.5 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 13.1 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 18.4 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 18.5 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Shingletown Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Lema Ranch: 16.2 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 18.2 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 18.3 mi
- The Rim: 13.0 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 17.2 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Shasta: 22.9 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | E 87° | 2,076 m | 15.7 mi |
| Clover Mountain | E 93° | 2,066 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stacher Butte | E 98° | 1,759 m | 16.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,620 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sugar Pine Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,615 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tucker Butte | ESE 104° | 1,599 m | 16.8 mi |
| Carberry Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,578 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fauries Peak | ENE 68° | 1,457 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800119
Day trips start here
- Shasta County · 3 mi
- Shasta Lake · 15 mi
- Palo Cedro · 16 mi
- Lakehead · 18 mi
- Redding · 19 mi
- Shingletown · 22 mi
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