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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,942 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84157, -115.99370

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 19
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Iron Spring: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakSSW 214°2,791 m13.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillSSW 210°2,751 m8.3 mi
Rocky BluffS 177°2,693 m16.7 mi
Merritt MountainENE 76°2,672 m8.1 mi
Red MountainS 178°2,650 m15.1 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSW 217°2,573 m11.7 mi
Wilson PeakSSW 213°2,565 m18.9 mi
Tennessee MountainE 101°2,535 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559127

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