Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,384 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,384 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Catamount Falls: 2.2 mi
- Moses Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Fern Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Piney Ridge Knob: 1.0 mi
- Doubletop Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.9 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 5.2 mi
- Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 5.3 mi
- Bryson Park: 5.4 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 5.8 mi
- Bridge Park: 5.8 mi
- Bald Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Catamount Gap: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- River Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Onion Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 5.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 8.8 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 10.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 13.6 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 13.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 5.6 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 6.0 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 6.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 1.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 4.8 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 8.0 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Chalice: 5.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 5.2 mi
- Sylva Mural: 5.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 5.8 mi
- Ear: 5.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 13.5 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 13.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 15.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 14.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 19.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.2 mi
- Judson: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Balsam | E 91° | 1,951 m | 7.4 mi |
| Waterrock Knob | N 352° | 1,904 m | 6.6 mi |
| Browning Knob | N 354° | 1,888 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | N 5° | 1,873 m | 6.5 mi |
| Yellow Face | NNW 343° | 1,833 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lone Bald | E 85° | 1,784 m | 6.3 mi |
| Oldfield Top | N 11° | 1,770 m | 7.2 mi |
| Old Bald | E 80° | 1,760 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 995656 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357787007
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