Peak · Montana
Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 2,903 m in Montana. Mount Wilse stands 3,593 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutoff Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,903 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.04049, -110.13241
- 6.9 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 17 mi
- Crazy Creek · 19 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cutoff Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Barronette Peak: 5.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Mount Abundance: 6.0 mi
- Wolverine Peak: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Tower Fall: 16.1 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
- Impasse Falls: 19.8 mi
- Passage Falls: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Soda Butte Cone: 11.3 mi
- Devil's Den: 16.1 mi
- Petrified Tree: 17.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 7.7 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Wahb spring: 15.0 mi
- Calcite Springs: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 7.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 9.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Willow Park: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Overhanging Cliff: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilse | ENE 64° | 3,593 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NE 55° | 3,582 m | 13.1 mi |
| Iceberg Peak | ENE 62° | 3,513 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pilot Peak | ESE 110° | 3,512 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Zimmer | ENE 66° | 3,511 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,498 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Fox | ENE 60° | 3,418 m | 11.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 338° | 3,351 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:26 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357958152
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- Gardiner · 28 mi
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