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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates40.75265, -122.09611

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • 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
Artworks: 26
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainE 87°2,076 m15.7 mi
Clover MountainE 93°2,066 m16.0 mi
Stacher ButteE 98°1,759 m16.0 mi
Miller MountainESE 107°1,620 m17.1 mi
Sugar Pine MountainESE 102°1,615 m14.6 mi
Tucker ButteESE 104°1,599 m16.8 mi
Carberry MountainENE 71°1,578 m16.5 mi
Fauries PeakENE 68°1,457 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0320:44
September equinox06:5718:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800119

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