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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,893 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Springs, a spring 3.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21580, -118.34064

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 19
Attractions: 5
  • Historic Water Tower: 8.3 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 8.4 mi
  • Tehachapi Loop: 11.2 mi
  • Red cliffs trail: 22.9 mi
  • Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 24.0 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
  • Donley: 22.5 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakN 350°2,565 m16.5 mi
Brown PeakNNW 346°2,466 m19.2 mi
Liebel PeakN 351°2,452 m20.4 mi
Double MountainSSW 213°2,430 m15.1 mi
Tehachapi MountainSW 215°2,418 m14.2 mi
Covington MountainSSW 209°2,392 m15.8 mi
Inspiration PointN 357°2,387 m20.5 mi
Cummings MountainSW 227°2,362 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4019:3420:12
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice06:5916:0616:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245495766727166574841
Precip in2.43.02.00.80.40.10.30.10.20.50.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358793061

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