Peak · California
Sugarloaf
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
- 1,022 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.88240, -120.73715
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Grey Eagle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Shoemaker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 58
- 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: 18
- Sutter's Mill Site: 10.0 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 10.8 mi
- Trails West Marker: 13.5 mi
- Derby: 15.5 mi
- Bullion: 16.0 mi
Museums: 14
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 10.1 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 10.5 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 11.1 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Big Crater: 11.3 mi
- Little Crater: 13.5 mi
- Long Point: 13.9 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon: 15.1 mi
- Scale Wall: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Finnon Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 21.3 mi
- Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 24.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Dad Youngs Spring: 7.5 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 12.4 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 17.4 mi
- Granite Spring: 22.2 mi
- Government Spring: 23.5 mi
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
Ghost towns: 6
- Deadwood: 13.9 mi
- Logtown: 18.3 mi
- Salmon Falls: 19.3 mi
- Ophir: 20.8 mi
- Mormon Island: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Ralston Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 14.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 18.2 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 24.5 mi
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
Rest areas: 2
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 21.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Hill | E 86° | 1,855 m | 14.5 mi |
| Deer Knob | E 88° | 1,711 m | 16.3 mi |
| Devil Peak | ENE 63° | 1,611 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 89° | 1,566 m | 9.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,555 m | 8.6 mi |
| Red Star Point | NE 43° | 1,493 m | 16.1 mi |
| Little Sugar Pine Mountain | E 100° | 1,492 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chaix Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,471 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
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
Day trips start here
- Coloma · 10 mi
- Placerville · 11 mi
- Placer County · 12 mi
- Auburn · 18 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 23 mi
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