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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,407 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31642047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1407 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.27068, -81.69928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 3.5 mi
  • North Street Park: 3.5 mi
  • Arborcrest Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 4.4 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 6.0 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 7.2 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 7.3 mi
  • Round-Up: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Doc Watson Statue: 3.7 mi
  • Hellbenders: 3.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 3.7 mi
  • Time and Honor: 3.7 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 3.8 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 3.9 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 4.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.2 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 354°1,697 m4.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW 341°1,633 m3.0 mi
Old Field BaldNNE 32°1,506 m6.4 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 36°1,490 m5.1 mi
Harmon KnobNNW 342°1,466 m1.2 mi
Rittle KnobNNE 33°1,463 m4.2 mi
Rich MountainS 189°1,455 m2.4 mi
The BaldNW 314°1,420 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809374

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