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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,208 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloven Cliffs, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31642022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.40651, -82.26873

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Upper Pool Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Pool Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hickory Nut Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bottomless Pools: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 2.1 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 2.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 2.6 mi
  • Morse Park: 3.0 mi
  • Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.5 mi
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 25
Museums: 24
Artworks: 17
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.9 mi
  • Globe: 14.1 mi
  • Orange Bear: 16.7 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 18.2 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.2 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.5 mi
  • Southern X793: 12.2 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainNNW 331°1,341 m7.4 mi
Bearwallow MountainNW 307°1,281 m6.2 mi
Blue Rock KnobNNW 340°1,225 m7.3 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainNW 313°1,208 m6.0 mi
Blue Rock MountainNNW 336°1,160 m7.4 mi
Shumont MountainNNE 19°1,156 m4.5 mi
Turkey KnobWNW 300°1,136 m6.2 mi
Miller MountainNNW 341°1,095 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 995657 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357787009

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