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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,160 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mink Hollow Primitive Bicycle Corridor, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

Sugarloaf Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York. The mountain is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. To the northwest, Sugarloaf is separated from Plateau Mountain by Mink Hollow Notch; to the southeast, Sugarloaf is separated from Twin Mountain by Pecoy Notch. Sugarloaf Mountain stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The northeastern slopes of Sugarloaf Mtn. drain into Schoharie Creek, thence into the Mohawk River, and the Hudson River. The northwestern slopes of Sugarloaf drain into Roaring Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek. The southwestern and southeastern slopes of Sugarloaf drain into Beaver Kill, thence into Esopus Creek, and the Hudson River. Sugarloaf Mountain is within New York's Catskill State Park. The Devil's Path hiking trail traverses the summit ridge of Sugarloaf. The Long Path, a 357 mi (575 km) long-distance hiking trail through southeastern New York, is contiguous with this stretch of the Devil's Path.

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Wikidata Q7635011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1160 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13120, -74.15014

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 4.3 mi
  • Andy Lee Field: 6.2 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 6.2 mi
  • Bearsville Park: 6.3 mi
  • Woodstock Waterfall Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 33
Cliffs: 18
  • Devils Tombstone: 3.2 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 3.4 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 4.2 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Saugerties Beach: 11.0 mi
  • West Landing: 12.9 mi
  • South Landing: 12.9 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Belleayre Beach: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 11
  • The Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Rough Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Ellipse: 14.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Devil's Acre spring: 4.8 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 12.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 15.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 15.9 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Rail Explorers: 8.8 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 9.0 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 17.1 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainNW 308°1,228.34 m5.2 mi
Black DomeN 8°1,217.37 m9.7 mi
Thomas Cole MountainN 4°1,204.87 m9.7 mi
BlackheadNNE 14°1,200.91 m9.7 mi
West Kill MountainWNW 290°1,186 m7.6 mi
Plateau MountainWNW 290°1,168.91 m1.3 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainWNW 294°1,140 m5.3 mi
Rusk MountainNW 307°1,123.493 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5420:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435463686660483828
Precip in4.94.05.75.24.86.05.56.36.37.04.97.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591726

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