Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 2,787 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Crosby Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49079576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,787 m
How to reach it
47 named places within 25 miles
- South Crosby Peak: 2.8 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.3 mi
- East Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Cerrito Viejo: 5.8 mi
- Cox Peak: 7.6 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 7.7 mi
- White Mesa: 18.8 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 19.7 mi
- Blue Mesa: 23.8 mi
- Maverick Spring: 16.0 mi
- San Jose Spring: 19.5 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 21.8 mi
- Greens Gap: 9.4 mi
- Mangas: 19.5 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 19.6 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 20.8 mi
- Very Large Array: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | WNW 282° | 3,102 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,925 m | 19.2 mi |
| Luera Peak | SSE 164° | 2,892 m | 21.0 mi |
| Madre Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,870 m | 13.4 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | NNE 19° | 2,851 m | 12.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SW 221° | 2,850 m | 12.9 mi |
| Horse Peak | SW 221° | 2,826 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | W 269° | 2,776 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911461 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599519
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