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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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21580, -118.34064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Springs
Parks: 18
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
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
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 25 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakN2,565 m16.5 mi
Brown PeakNNW2,466 m19.2 mi
Liebel PeakN2,452 m20.4 mi
Double MountainSSW2,430 m15.1 mi
Tehachapi MountainSW2,418 m14.2 mi
Covington MountainSSW2,392 m15.8 mi
Inspiration PointN2,387 m20.5 mi
Cummings MountainSW2,362 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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