Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 677 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosby Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49079656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 677 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 24.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 12 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 13 mi
- Catoctin Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosby Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Naked Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Peebles Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 7.7 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Simpson Park: 12.5 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 16.0 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 16.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 22.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 22.4 mi
- Bear Statue: 22.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 22.8 mi
- George Welsh: 24.0 mi
- Mirador: 17.7 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 22.0 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 22.5 mi
- Locust Hill: 22.9 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 2.3 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 6.5 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 8.3 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 17.9 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 4.0 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 4.1 mi
- James River at Wingina: 11.5 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.2 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 12.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 12.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 19.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 2.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 14.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 19.7 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 24.1 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 22.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 23.0 mi
- Student Garden: 24.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 25.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.2 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 18.6 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 4.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 8.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Canada: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | WNW 301° | 1,210 m | 10.3 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 324° | 1,050 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 297° | 974 m | 10.4 mi |
| Crawford Knob | NNW 337° | 918 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NW 317° | 775 m | 10.5 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 313° | 741 m | 6.0 mi |
| White Mountain | WNW 300° | 720 m | 5.9 mi |
| High Top Mountain | WNW 283° | 678 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1475297 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356566363
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
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