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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
1200 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.91426, -122.44543
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • 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: 25
  • 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
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 11
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
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
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 RocksN 359°2,190 m15.0 mi
Red MountainNNW 332°2,049 m11.3 mi
Bonanza KingNW 322°2,027 m15.8 mi
Chicken Hawk HillN 352°1,919 m11.2 mi
Whisky Bill PeakNNW 343°1,916 m13.6 mi
Gozem PeakNNW 337°1,886 m12.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 352°1,871 m10.2 mi
Tombstone MountainNE 47°1,693 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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