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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,274 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98872, -82.62347

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Waterfalls: 35
  • Trillium Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Moye Rest: 4.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.5 mi
  • US Constitution: 13.6 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 13
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 15.1 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.2 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.7 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 18.8 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 18.8 mi
  • Friends: 18.8 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 18.8 mi
  • Stream: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 11.5 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.7 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mountain Gardens: 24.9 mi
  • Terrace garden: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobESE 107°1,492 m7.4 mi
Green Ridge KnobN 1°1,480 m3.9 mi
Camp Creek BaldWNW 295°1,480 m5.7 mi
Gravel KnobN 358°1,478 m5.0 mi
Big ButtN 355°1,467 m5.4 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 298°1,438 m5.8 mi
Lower Haw KnobESE 122°1,401 m7.1 mi
Wilson KnobNNE 23°1,396 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809375

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