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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,022 m in California. Silver Hill stands 1,855 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5399539

Wikidata Q49079197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1022 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88240, -120.73715

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park: 9.9 mi
  • Beer Garden Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Gold Bug Park: 10.2 mi
  • James W Marshall State Historical Monument: 10.3 mi
  • Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rock Creek: 6.4 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 14.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 17.8 mi
  • cave: 18.7 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 19.6 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 21.0 mi
  • Leoni House: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pit Stop Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 16.6 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver HillE 86°1,855 m14.5 mi
Deer KnobE 88°1,711 m16.3 mi
Devil PeakENE 63°1,611 m11.5 mi
Lookout MountainE 89°1,566 m9.4 mi
Saddle MountainESE 107°1,555 m8.6 mi
Red Star PointNE 43°1,493 m16.1 mi
Little Sugar Pine MountainE 100°1,492 m7.5 mi
Chaix MountainESE 110°1,471 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:1916:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444548536069777772625043
Precip in9.19.28.74.72.50.70.00.10.42.75.27.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235651 — Sugarloaf, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776732

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