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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,178 m in California. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Copley Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68848, -122.51140

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Margaret Polf Park: 5.9 mi
  • Shasta Park: 6.5 mi
  • French Gulch County Park: 6.7 mi
  • French Gulch Historic District: 6.8 mi
  • Buckeye Community Park: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 8.4 mi
  • Girl and the Wolf: 9.3 mi
  • Dandelions: 9.3 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Shasta: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Fishermans Point: 5.5 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
  • OAKBOTTOM: 6.3 mi
  • Behive Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Vista Point: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Pioneer Baby's Grave: 5.9 mi
  • Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 6.2 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 7.6 mi
Museums: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Australian Garden: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 9.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bully Choop MountainSW 236°2,109 m16.3 mi
Paradise PeakSW 233°1,920 m15.4 mi
Shasta BallySW 231°1,882 m9.7 mi
Shoemaker BallySW 230°1,807 m12.9 mi
Gunsight PeakWSW 236°1,744 m18.3 mi
Little BallySW 220°1,640 m10.6 mi
Schell MountainN 355°1,580 m11.6 mi
Barleyfield PeakWSW 245°1,575 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4020:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3116:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235671 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776770

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