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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 540 m in Maine. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mossy Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33150004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.10992, -68.61161

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
Picnic sites: 13
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Parks: 6
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Merrill Millstream Park: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerWSW 257°1,079 m11.5 mi
Traveler MountainWSW 257°1,034 m11.5 mi
North Turner MountainSW 230°999 m14.6 mi
Peak of the RidgesWSW 259°982 m12.5 mi
North Traveler MountainW 267°958 m11.7 mi
South Turner MountainSW 225°871 m16.4 mi
North Pogy MountainWSW 253°855 m16.6 mi
South Pogy MountainWSW 251°822 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0718:47
June solstice04:4419:4420:30
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1515:0115:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224853

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