Sugarloaf
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 500 Hill: 1.9 mi
- Blue Point: 2.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 3.1 mi
- Chuckwalla Mountain: 5.3 mi
- White Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Balsitis Park: 14.7 mi
- Garlock Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Central Park: 15.7 mi
- J Kerman Cooper Field: 15.7 mi
- B Park: 15.8 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 6.1 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 11.4 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 3.7 mi
- Cudahy camp: 8.4 mi
- Bickel Camp: 11.3 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 4.3 mi
- Donley: 4.6 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 4.3 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 10.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 10.8 mi
- Garlock: 15.2 mi
- Freeman Junction: 19.9 mi
- Atolia: 24.8 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 9.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piute Peak | WNW 292° | 2,565 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brown Peak | WNW 295° | 2,466 m | 23.4 mi |
| Liebel Peak | WNW 301° | 2,452 m | 22.9 mi |
| Inspiration Point | NW 304° | 2,387 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | WNW 292° | 2,348 m | 14.6 mi |
| Morris Peak | N 8° | 2,199 m | 24.5 mi |
| Skinner Peak | NNW 344° | 2,172 m | 16.3 mi |
| Heald Peak | NW 320° | 2,100 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358793052
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