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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf rises to 2,780 m in Nevada. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinchot Springs, a spring 1.5 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93437, -118.30567

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Springs: 20
Ghost towns: 9
Historic sites: 3
  • Cousin Jack: 2.7 mi
  • Cabin: 3.0 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 21.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 12.4 mi
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakS4,344 m20.9 mi
The JumpoffSSW4,126 m8.8 mi
Mount DuboisS4,126 m10.6 mi
Montgomery PeakSSW4,098 m7.2 mi
Boundary PeakSSW4,007 m6.6 mi
Mount BarcroftS3,979 m24.5 mi
Mount HogueS3,884 m14.0 mi
Headley PeakS3,858 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3219:4020:20
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861617 — Sugarloaf, Mineral County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559099

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