Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 644 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49079351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 644 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 15 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dogwood Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mary Gray: 7.4 mi
- Betsy Bell: 7.5 mi
- Elliott Knob: 8.2 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 5.7 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center: 6.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 6.6 mi
- Landes Park: 6.6 mi
- Newtown Historic District: 6.7 mi
- Cockran Spring: 4.1 mi
- Castle Spring: 8.5 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 8.6 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cannon: 6.7 mi
- Statler Brothers: 6.8 mi
- Augusta County: 6.9 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 17.7 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 6.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 7.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 7.1 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 7.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 6.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.0 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.0 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 18.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 20.4 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 7.3 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 22.1 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 23.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 24.7 mi
- Staunton: 6.8 mi
- Flower Pots: 7.0 mi
- Watering Can: 7.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 7.1 mi
- Trinity Point: 6.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 21.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 23.9 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 10.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 12.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 18.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 16.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.1 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 17.6 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | WNW 302° | 1,358 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hogback | WNW 298° | 1,355 m | 8.4 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | NW 312° | 1,185 m | 16.4 mi |
| Crawford Knob | NNW 334° | 1,136 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,112 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tims Knob | NW 313° | 1,088 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,086 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,063 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1475295 — Sugarloaf, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356566357
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