Sugarloaf Mountain
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
- 1,178 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Copley Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.4 mi
- South Fork Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 2.9 mi
- chamise Peak: 3.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Courthouse Museum: 6.2 mi
- General Merchandise: 6.4 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 7.9 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 9.4 mi
- Eaton House: 9.4 mi
- Fishermans Point: 5.5 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
- Behive Beach: 12.3 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 12.8 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Whiskeytown: 4.5 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 6.3 mi
- Shasta: 6.9 mi
- Deadwood: 11.8 mi
- Minersville: 18.1 mi
- 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
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 9.1 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 13.5 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 9.6 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- Lema Ranch: 11.5 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 13.8 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 21.0 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 5.0 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 5.8 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 9.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | SW 236° | 2,109 m | 16.3 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SW 233° | 1,920 m | 15.4 mi |
| Shasta Bally | SW 231° | 1,882 m | 9.7 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | SW 230° | 1,807 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 236° | 1,744 m | 18.3 mi |
| Little Bally | SW 220° | 1,640 m | 10.6 mi |
| Damnation Peak | N 357° | 1,603 m | 18.8 mi |
| Schell Mountain | N 355° | 1,580 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
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
Day trips start here
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 5 mi
- French Gulch · 7 mi
- Shasta · 7 mi
- Shasta Lake · 7 mi
- Redding · 11 mi
- Lakehead · 16 mi
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