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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 687 m in New York. Blue Mountain stands 1,143 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5140121

Wikidata Q34842967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
687 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.92895, -74.48711

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Raquette Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 7
Parks: 6
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 4.1 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 4.4 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Byron Park: 15.4 mi
  • Flanders Park: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Silver Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Long Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Iron Cross: 12.5 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rafting: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSE 132°1,143 m5.8 mi
Wakely MountainS 186°1,143 m13.4 mi
Dun Brook MountainESE 107°1,086 m8.8 mi
Fishing Brook MountainE 88°1,082 m9.6 mi
Kempshall MountainNE 51°1,021 m10.3 mi
Metcalf MountainS 182°1,007 m12.2 mi
Burgess MountainSSE 152°973 m13.8 mi
Tongue MountainE 100°964 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1620:0120:45
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:3015:3616:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591755

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