Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,319 m in Maine. Crocker Mountain stands 1,279 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Sugarloaf Mountain is a ski mountain located in Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County, Maine. It is the third highest peak in the state, after Mount Katahdin's Baxter and Hamlin peaks. Sugarloaf is flanked to the south by Spaulding Mountain. The northeast and west sides of Sugarloaf drain into the South Branch of the Carrabassett River, which flows into the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Sugarloaf drains into Rapid Stream, then into the West Branch of the Carrabassett River. The Appalachian Trail (AT), a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, passes within a mile of the summit, skirting the peak to the west, and the summit is reached by a 0.6 mi (0.97 km) side trail. This side trail, and a trail down the east side of Sugarloaf, were originally part of the AT, which has been relocated down the north side of the mountain to the west of the ski slopes. Sugarloaf, a major ski resort is located on the north side of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q3503069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1319 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 13.6 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 18.6 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Hill: 1.5 mi
- Spaulding Mountain: 2.2 mi
- South Crocker Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Owls Head: 3.2 mi
- Crocker Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Carrabassett Valley Public Lot: 3.7 mi
- Lone Mountain Wilderness Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Redington Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
- Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 5.4 mi
- Wyman Township Public Reserved Land: 5.7 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 9.9 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 10.3 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 10.4 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 10.5 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 10.5 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 9.2 mi
- Perham Stream Birding Trail: 9.2 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 9.3 mi
- Blanchard Park: 9.6 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 10.2 mi
- Long Falls: 14.6 mi
- Smalls falls: 15.6 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 18.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 18.9 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 20.4 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 13.6 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 13.9 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 19.9 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 11.8 mi
- Smalls Falls: 15.5 mi
- Parsons School: 14.2 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Spring water: 20.2 mi
- King Spring: 24.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 5.9 mi
- Flagstaff: 10.0 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,279 m | 3.6 mi |
| Avery Peak | NNE 13° | 1,234 m | 8.1 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | SW 235° | 1,231 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Abraham | S 189° | 1,230 m | 4.1 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | W 276° | 1,228 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | N 9° | 1,227 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Peak | N 9° | 1,222 m | 8.0 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,219 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576507 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/2690721108
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