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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 841 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Rock, a peak 3.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
841 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34660, -121.56355

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Frog pond: 6.1 mi
  • Little Dipper: 13.7 mi
  • Lazy River: 13.7 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Great White Shark: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 60
Parks
  • Hidden forest park: 10.9 mi
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 10.9 mi
  • Montgomery Hill Park: 11.2 mi
  • Fowler Creek Park: 11.3 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 11.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
  • Reverend Hamilton: 4.4 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 4.4 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 8.3 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 10.8 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 31
Museums: 31
Springs: 29
Waterfalls: 11
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Robison Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 15.4 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakW1,327 m3.6 mi
Observatory PeakW1,298 m4.4 mi
Hipparchus PeakW1,295 m3.5 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakW1,286 m4.1 mi
Mount HamiltonW1,279 m4.4 mi
Huyghens PeakW1,276 m4.2 mi
Mount IsabelWSW1,275 m3.4 mi
Galileo PeakW1,273 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358776760

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