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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,602 m in Idaho. Jughandle Mountain stands 2,533 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mica Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1602 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.63739, -116.31486

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Cascade Park: 15.3 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 16.2 mi
  • Kelly's Whitewater Park: 16.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 20.3 mi
  • Whitetail Club Park: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • Valley County Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Old General Store & Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Cambridge Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Central Idaho Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gold Fork Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Shaws Spring: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Valley Couty Fairgrounds: 16.3 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
Jughandle MountainNE 52°2,532.888 m22.2 mi
Granite PeakSSE 150°2,506 m17.0 mi
Snowbank MountainSE 144°2,489 m15.8 mi
Council MountainNNE 24°2,475 m5.5 mi
Tripod PeakSSE 152°2,459 m19.8 mi
Green MountainENE 58°2,444 m24.7 mi
Collier PeakSE 141°2,430 m16.0 mi
Mica RidgeE 84°2,412.797 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0120:5021:35
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:2016:2017:08

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232734415057656456453324
Precip in3.02.42.62.02.11.80.50.41.01.72.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 1 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396006 — Sugarloaf, Adams County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661108

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