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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 484 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloat Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31689030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.08896, -84.65049

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugarloat Mountain: 0.0 mi
  • Prince Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Prince Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 5.5 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Fred Stone: 11.6 mi
  • Fort Marr Blockhouse: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Rock Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Benton Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 9.2 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Face: 18.6 mi
  • Little Debbie: 23.9 mi
  • Christmas Tree Cake: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
  • Bauxite Ridge: 22.2 mi
  • Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 23.5 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainSE 132°1,276 m9.2 mi
Cowpen MountainSSE 163°1,264 m14.4 mi
ChimneytopSE 125°1,137 m8.9 mi
Three Forks MountainSSE 161°1,101 m15.3 mi
Hemp TopSE 138°1,089 m11.0 mi
Buckeye MountainSSE 161°1,074 m11.7 mi
Little Frog MountainE 88°1,017 m13.0 mi
Sassafras KnobE 88°1,016 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2620:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4416:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1303911 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Polk County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356839969

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