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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 874 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

Sugarloaf Mountain is a summit located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Benson north-northwest of the hamlet of Upper Benson.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34842920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.30340, -74.40459

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Parker's Corner Park: 8.3 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 12.9 mi
  • shuffle board: 13.3 mi
  • Willie Marsh: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • first falls: 11.9 mi
  • second falls: 12.7 mi
  • third falls: 12.8 mi
  • Auger Falls: 13.8 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Lost Hunter's: 6.1 mi
  • McMartin: 6.5 mi
  • Lost T: 6.6 mi
  • Choss Factory: 8.4 mi
  • Echo Cliff: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.9 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamilton MountainNNE 14°980 m7.7 mi
Swart MountainN 10°933 m6.6 mi
Dugway MountainNNE 11°904 m5.4 mi
Three Ponds MountainE 98°890 m1.7 mi
Blue Ridge MountainS 179°866 m1.9 mi
Pigeon MountainS 190°850 m5.0 mi
Moose MountainWNW 290°847 m3.3 mi
North Branch MountainW 259°829 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:42
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 966731 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357591736

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