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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 630 m in California. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lopez Canyon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
630 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.31000, -118.38369

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lopez Canyon Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dexter Park: 1.1 mi
  • Robins Field: 1.6 mi
  • Lopez Canyon Trailhead Park: 1.8 mi
  • El Cariso Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Convento: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 5.3 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 7.8 mi
  • Burbank Christmas Tree: 8.3 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 52
Springs: 36
  • Barrel Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.8 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GleasonENE 69°1,990 m12.6 mi
Strawberry PeakE 97°1,879 m15.1 mi
Messenger PeakENE 65°1,833 m11.6 mi
Iron MountainENE 73°1,717.5 m9.2 mi
Josephine PeakE 97°1,694 m13.2 mi
Condor PeakE 84°1,658 m9.4 mi
Mount LukensESE 109°1,546.6 m8.7 mi
Condor PointE 85°1,538.3 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:10
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565759626670767775686155
Precip in3.03.92.40.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.72.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661517 — Sugarloaf, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808795

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