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Sugarloaf Hill

Sugarloaf Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Hill rises to 77 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadsworth Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
77 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53038, -72.70093

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions: 59
  • 1954: 2.4 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 3.7 mi
  • Come On Over Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 5.6 mi
  • Bible Rock: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 53
Beaches: 41
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 2.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Sugarloaf Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakWNW 287°301 m7.7 mi
East PeakWNW 285°277 m7.2 mi
Higby MountainNW 305°272 m2.5 mi
TrimountainSSW 200°232 m5.2 mi
Fowler MountainSSW 199°230 m6.4 mi
Great HillENE 65°222 m8.3 mi
South MountainWNW 286°220 m6.6 mi
Beseck MountainWSW 243°219 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270129

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