Peak · New Hampshire
Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf rises to 411 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ledges, a cliff 0.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34932728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 411 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.65139, -71.79542
- 8.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 9.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 21.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 22 mi
- Balch Hill · 24 mi
- Indian Ridge · 25 mi
- Norman Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- The Ledges: 0.2 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 10.6 mi
- Meadows Left: 10.6 mi
- Meadows Center: 10.6 mi
- Meadows Right: 10.6 mi
Peaks
- Little Sugarloaf: 0.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Owls Head: 1.9 mi
- Simmons Ledges: 2.1 mi
- Alexander Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Sugarloaf Ridge-Goose Pond Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Mihovan Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Bear Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Charles L.D. Bean Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Cummings Beach: 3.1 mi
- Barrett Park: 3.8 mi
- Mill Stream Park: 4.2 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- Kelley Park: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 39
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 3.7 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 10.9 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Griffin Beach: 14.0 mi
- Waukewan Beach: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Former Remick Place: 6.4 mi
- The Common: 9.1 mi
- The Frost House: 9.1 mi
- Capt. Harl Pease Jr.: 9.1 mi
- Bobcat Boulder: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 32
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 9.1 mi
- #14 / White: 14.7 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 14.7 mi
- #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 14.7 mi
- Turitella: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Welton Falls: 3.5 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 5.1 mi
- Profile Falls: 6.5 mi
- Livermore Falls: 11.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Whipple House: 8.7 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 9.0 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 11.7 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 12
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 7.0 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 16.1 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 16.1 mi
- Funspot: 16.1 mi
- Go-Karts: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Peace Garden: 9.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.0 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 4.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.6 mi
- Huckins Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 9.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | W 269° | 956 m | 5.9 mi |
| Firescrew | W 273° | 934 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | W 266° | 865 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | W 264° | 851 m | 6.2 mi |
| Orange Mountain | WSW 257° | 782 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crane Mountain | WSW 249° | 727 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | WNW 289° | 720 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | SW 217° | 692 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870263 — Sugarloaf, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357728026
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