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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 179 m in California. Borel Hill stands 766 m to the south-southeast, 15 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
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
Gardens: 58
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
Artworks: 57
Picnic sites
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 8
  • Summit Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Spring source: 16.8 mi
  • El Polín Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borel HillSSE766 m15.4 mi
Morena SierraS731 m7.8 mi
Allen LookoutS708 m9.4 mi
Skeggs PointS703 m7.7 mi
Langley HillSSE677 m13.9 mi
Mount MelvilleSSE672 m13.9 mi
Mindego HillSSE653 m15.4 mi
Kings MountainS637 m5.6 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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