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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,166 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1166 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.02583, -82.40343

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beech Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Chestnut Knob: 1.1 mi
  • High Rocks: 1.4 mi
  • Flattop: 1.6 mi
  • Snake Knob: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Park: 7.9 mi
  • Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 8.3 mi
  • Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 9.2 mi
  • Burnsville Town Square: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Big Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • WWII Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 9.2 mi
  • Otway Burns: 9.5 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.5 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 15
Artworks: 10
  • Rock Bridge: 9.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 9.5 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 9.5 mi
  • Stream: 9.5 mi
  • Friends: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 15.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.4 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 20.3 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 20.4 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Mountain Gardens: 16.6 mi
  • Terrace garden: 16.6 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • ETSU Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.5 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 20.3 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldWSW 243°1,674 m5.5 mi
Big StampWSW 245°1,639 m5.4 mi
Unaka MountainNE 39°1,579 m9.5 mi
Little BaldWSW 249°1,575 m3.4 mi
Upper Haw KnobSW 228°1,492 m7.0 mi
Sampson MountainSSW 205°1,454 m5.2 mi
Elk Wallow KnobSW 219°1,452 m6.9 mi
Sampson PeakSSW 206°1,442 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809373

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