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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf rises to 552 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lobawn, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Sugarloaf is a 552 metres (1,811 ft) peak in west County Wicklow, Ireland that lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal. With a prominence of only 14 metres (46 ft), it is not listed in any of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland, and is a subsidiary summit of Lobawn 636 metres (2,087 ft), to the north. Sugarloaf should not be confused with the better known Great Sugar Loaf 501 metres (1,644 ft), and the Little Sugar Loaf 342 metres (1,122 ft) in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains.

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Wikidata Q3777206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
552 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.01114, -6.55820

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lobawn: 1.0 mi
  • Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
  • Table Mountain West Top: 1.7 mi
  • Knocknamoonion: 2.1 mi
  • Corriebracks: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Leitrim Barracks: 1.5 mi
  • Artillery Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Michael Dwyer Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Toor Lodge: 3.7 mi
  • Provost Crash Site - March 7th 1957: 3.7 mi
Springs
  • St Bridget's Well: 5.5 mi
  • Well: 6.3 mi
  • Saint Nicholas's Well: 6.4 mi
  • Troman Spring: 7.2 mi
  • St. John's Well: 7.5 mi
Parks
  • Fair Green: 6.6 mi
  • Avon Arena: 10.4 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 10.9 mi
  • Moone Park: 11.1 mi
  • Riverside walk: 11.1 mi
Artworks
  • Cupid: 9.1 mi
  • Homeward: 9.9 mi
  • Spear: 11.2 mi
  • Cow Art: 11.3 mi
  • Fish Art: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking: 3.6 mi
  • Hollywood Sign: 5.5 mi
  • Glendalough PhotoPost: 8.8 mi
  • National Bird of Prey Centre: 9.0 mi
  • Artisans Workshops: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Camphill: 11.4 mi
  • Camphill: 11.4 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 14.7 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 19
  • North Prison: 4.6 mi
  • South Prison: 5.1 mi
  • Abseil: 5.1 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 5.1 mi
  • Abseil: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Beaches: 15
  • Coon Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Leamore Strand: 22.2 mi
  • Greystones South Beach: 22.6 mi
  • The Cove: 22.7 mi
  • North Beach: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Poplar Square: 15.0 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 22.0 mi
  • Toni's: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LugnaquillaSE 128°924.7 m4.9 mi
MullaghcleevaunNE 45°846.681 m9.0 mi
TonelageeENE 68°815.8 m7.9 mi
CloghernaghESE 119°800 m6.2 mi
CorrigasleggaunSE 126°794.6 m6.0 mi
SlievemaanSE 140°759.7 m4.7 mi
CamenabologueE 97°758 m3.4 mi
ConavallaE 86°734 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0121:0021:57
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3815:0516:12

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/632906688

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