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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,180 m in California. Hells Mountain stands 2,115 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grapevine Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89770, -120.14574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 5.5 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 5.9 mi
  • West Side Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 9.4 mi
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 10.2 mi
Springs: 28
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Alder Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Rackerby Jack Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Camp Twentyone Spring: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Miner’s Camp: 3.9 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 15.7 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 16.9 mi
  • Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 17.3 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 18.7 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Remote Camp: 3.7 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 11.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Red Hills: 17.0 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
  • Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hells MountainNE 46°2,115 m17.4 mi
Pilot PeakSE 129°1,826 m14.8 mi
Duckwall MountainNNE 16°1,775 m5.1 mi
Bald MountainN 11°1,771 m17.4 mi
North MountainE 89°1,747 m13.6 mi
Marble MountainN 6°1,665 m8.9 mi
Mount LewisN 355°1,661 m9.6 mi
Bear MountainESE 102°1,616.5 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235643 — Sugarloaf, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776711

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