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Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf rises to 1,200 m in California. Grey Rocks stands 2,190 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakehead Rest Area, a rest area 2.5 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5572250.

Wikidata Q49079238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,200 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.91426, -122.44543
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Margaret Polf Park: 15.7 mi
  • Shasta Park: 15.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
  • Clair Engle Park: 16.7 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 24
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 16.9 mi
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 22.4 mi
  • Human Sundial: 22.4 mi
  • Dandelions: 22.7 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 22.7 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Behive Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 10.4 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Root Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Burstarse Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Lewisia Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Potem Falls: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Australian Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grey RocksN2,190 m15.0 mi
Red MountainNNW2,049 m11.3 mi
Bonanza KingNW2,027 m15.8 mi
Chicken Hawk HillN1,919 m11.2 mi
Whisky Bill PeakNNW1,916 m13.6 mi
Gozem PeakNNW1,886 m12.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillN1,871 m10.2 mi
Tombstone MountainNE1,693 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3216:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267868 — Sugarloaf, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800136

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