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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 179 m in California. Black Mountain stands 849 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in San Mateo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52232, -122.31792

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Timberland Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cipriani Park and Dog Exercise Area: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 0.9 mi
  • Semeria Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Picnic sites
Peaks
Museums
  • Museum of San Carlos History: 3.2 mi
  • Hiller Aviation Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 4.0 mi
  • Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 4.3 mi
  • CuriOdyssey: 4.7 mi
Attractions
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 3.4 mi
  • Kite Surfing Windsock: 4.1 mi
  • Public Bocce Court: 5.4 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 5.7 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 53
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSSE 147°849 m17.0 mi
Borel HillSSE 155°766 m15.4 mi
Morena SierraS 176°731 m7.8 mi
Allen LookoutS 172°708 m9.4 mi
Skeggs PointS 175°703 m7.7 mi
Langley HillSSE 161°677 m13.9 mi
Mount MelvilleSSE 157°672 m13.9 mi
Mindego HillSSE 162°653 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586266696967625449
Precip in3.83.63.01.10.50.20.00.00.10.91.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1785920 — Sugarloaf Hill, San Mateo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358830725

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