Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 1,486 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Bun, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5399540
Wikidata Q49079195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1486 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 25.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 27 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Table Rock: 4.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Four Cornered Peak: 5.7 mi
- Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 13.6 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 14.7 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 14.7 mi
- Archery: 15.5 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 2.0 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.8 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 6.8 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 9.1 mi
- Singleton Springs: 10.3 mi
- Sugar Bun: 0.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.5 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 14.3 mi
- Machado Postpile: 14.9 mi
- Detox Wall: 16.5 mi
- Elkus: 4.7 mi
- Albert Givan: 9.6 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 11.4 mi
- Trails West marker: 12.0 mi
- Trails West Marker: 12.9 mi
- Bassi Falls: 8.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 10.6 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 6.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Kiva Beach: 18.0 mi
- Pope Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lester Beach: 19.1 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 21.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 23.1 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 15.2 mi
- Linder Grove: 15.3 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 16.7 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 19.6 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 20.5 mi
- Leoni House: 15.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- Balancing Rock: 18.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 19.0 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 23.6 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 15.7 mi
- Baldwin Home: 18.0 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 21.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 18.0 mi
- St Theresa: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 60° | 3,042.818 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dicks Peak | NE 45° | 3,042 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Price | NE 50° | 3,040 m | 9.4 mi |
| Agassiz | NE 53° | 3,038 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NE 47° | 3,002 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Tallac | NE 52° | 2,967 m | 14.4 mi |
| Little Round Top | E 100° | 2,924 m | 14.1 mi |
| Janine's Peak | NE 47° | 2,919.679 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800125
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 18 mi
- Homewood · 23 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 26 mi
- Placerville · 27 mi
- Olympic Valley · 29 mi
- Tahoe City · 29 mi
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