Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 411 m in Kentucky. Limestone Knob stands 433 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Zilpo Road passes 10 miles off.
The story
Sugarloaf Mountain is a 1,348-foot (411 m) mountain located in Rowan County, Kentucky, just outside the City of Morehead, Kentucky. In January, 1904, a volcanic eruption on Sugarloaf Mountain was reported in The New York Times, which noted much smoke, deep rumbling, and destruction to the trees, leading locals to prepare an evacuation. However, The Bee, a local Earlington, Kentucky-based newspaper, later reported the smoke was the result of an illicit moonshining operation which was shut down weeks later.
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Wikidata Q7635014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 411 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Zilpo Road
- 26.8 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Staircase · 26 mi
- Adena Arch · 27 mi
- Princess Arch · 28 mi
- Haystack Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Knob: 1.0 mi
- Smoky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Dane Greer Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Zilpo Arch: 12.3 mi
- Yale Arch: 12.5 mi
- Finger Leaner False Arch: 12.8 mi
- Bertis Arch: 13.8 mi
- Furnace Arch: 13.9 mi
- Rowan County Recreation Complex: 1.2 mi
- Butler Park: 5.7 mi
- Pocket Park: 5.8 mi
- Fountain Park: 5.8 mi
- Morehead Memorial Tree Walk: 5.9 mi
- Amburgy Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Chestnut Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Lost Ridge: 22.4 mi
- Board Wall: 22.7 mi
- Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 22.1 mi
- Old Homestead: 23.5 mi
- Old Homestead: 23.5 mi
- Shangra La Arch: 23.9 mi
- Smoky Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Mariba Fork Falls: 21.6 mi
- East Mariba Fork Falls: 21.7 mi
- Broke Leg Falls: 21.7 mi
- Ataullah Falls: 21.8 mi
- West Mariba Fork Falls: 21.8 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- The Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial): 5.8 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 13.9 mi
- Bat Cave State Nature Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Cascade Caverns Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Knob | SSE 153° | 433 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tater Knob | S 183° | 423 m | 11.4 mi |
| South Knob | SW 217° | 419 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | S 191° | 410 m | 14.9 mi |
| Clack Mountain | SE 135° | 400 m | 9.1 mi |
| Carrington Rock | SSW 201° | 399 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | S 191° | 396 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | SW 216° | 391 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave RUN Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 515801 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Rowan County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358613450
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