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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,260 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 500 Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1260 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.33940, -118.04785

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Alphie Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Butterbredt Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Cutterbank Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Dove Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Peeping Tom Spring: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 57
Parks: 15
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 3
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 3.7 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 8.4 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Donley: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 9.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Rand Desert Museum: 22.2 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
Piute PeakWNW 292°2,565 m20.8 mi
Brown PeakWNW 295°2,466 m23.4 mi
Liebel PeakWNW 301°2,452 m22.9 mi
Inspiration PointNW 304°2,387 m21.1 mi
Sorrell PeakWNW 292°2,348 m14.6 mi
Morris PeakN 8°2,199 m24.5 mi
Skinner PeakNNW 344°2,172 m16.3 mi
Heald PeakNW 320°2,100 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:3819:3320:11
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5816:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358793052

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