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Sugarloaf Butte

Sugarloaf Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Butte rises to 2,267 m in Nevada. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 6.5 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18185, -116.30953

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Springs: 13
  • Willow Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Midas Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Italian Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Van Wyper Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Niagara Spring: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainENE 62°2,750 m16.5 mi
Beaver PeakSSE 159°2,677 m7.9 mi
Nannies PeakESE 102°2,672 m17.7 mi
Lone MountainESE 102°2,670 m17.7 mi
McCann Creek MountainN 359°2,614 m11.9 mi
Mount NevaNNW 346°2,612 m10.9 mi
California MountainNE 52°2,599 m23.1 mi
Dry Creek MountainNNW 349°2,543 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:58
June solstice05:1319:4120:22
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0815:3616:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845968 — Sugarloaf Butte, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551888

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