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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 386 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
386 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.06481, -121.93250
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 0.7 mi
  • Kids Park: 3.5 mi
  • Siltanen Community Park: 3.9 mi
  • Glenwood Meadows: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.1 mi
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Porter Family Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Forty Thieves: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 25
  • Maple Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Ferndell: 7.2 mi
Springs: 22
  • Olive Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Badger Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 2.8 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 6.3 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 8.3 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 57°1,154 m5.8 mi
Crystal PeakENE 58°1,097 m6.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 16°1,063 m6.9 mi
Mount ThayerN 6°1,061 m6.9 mi
Mount ChualNE 55°1,046 m6.6 mi
Mount BielawskiNW 321°985 m14.1 mi
Castle RockNW 322°979 m14.5 mi
El SombrosoN 9°917 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235666 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Santa Cruz County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776757

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