Peak · Connecticut
Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 137 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Toddy Hill Road), a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 137 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40010, -73.25095
- 11.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Treadwell Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Ram's Pasture: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 2.3 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 4.8 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 5.9 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 7.9 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 8.9 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 3.2 mi
- Zoar Beach: 4.1 mi
- South Beach: 12.1 mi
- North Beach: 12.3 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Candle wall: 2.0 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 2.2 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 2.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.3 mi
- The Castle: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- High Rock Hill: 1.6 mi
- Osborn Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 2.7 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hulls Hill: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 55
- SIS Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Eklund Garden: 9.5 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.8 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 10.5 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Toddy Hill Road): 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Bennetts Bridge Road): 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Jeremiah Road): 1.0 mi
- Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Tedesco): 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Prydden Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Southford Falls: 6.0 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.5 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 7.7 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Millstone: 5.9 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.9 mi
- 3-town marker: 10.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.8 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tonka Truck Tree: 7.6 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 8.7 mi
- Lesser Evil: 8.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 10.5 mi
- Mother Mary: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 8.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 10.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 16.3 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pond View: 5.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 5.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Grove: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 16.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.8 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 18.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 16.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | WSW 240° | 303 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grassy Hill | N 0° | 256 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bronson Mountain | N 353° | 255 m | 8.5 mi |
| Taunton Hill | W 267° | 251 m | 5.2 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NE 36° | 242 m | 6.8 mi |
| Eden Hill | SW 215° | 240 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 283° | 230 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | ENE 72° | 223 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1943033 — Sugarloaf, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359287306
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 26 mi
- Stamford · 26 mi
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