Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 1,106 m in Virginia. Gully Mountain stands 1,064 m to the southeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Prisehouse Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q49079655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,106 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mills Gap Overlook · 12 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 13 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prisehouse Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Gully Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Garden Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Orebank Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Longdale Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 12.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Masonic Amphitheatre: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 6.1 mi
- Callie Furnace: 10.8 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 11.2 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 11.4 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 12.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 11.2 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 20.6 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 12.9 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.8 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 16.4 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 16.6 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 13.5 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 16.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 16.8 mi
- George C. Marshall: 16.8 mi
- George Washington: 16.9 mi
- Lace Falls: 7.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 13.2 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 14.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 17.5 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 18.4 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.5 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 8.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 13.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hunting Spring: 14.4 mi
- Marble Spring: 15.3 mi
- Big Spring: 15.8 mi
- Sand Springs: 18.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Piney Point: 24.0 mi
- High Point: 24.6 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 20.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 24.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 25.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 14.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 21.7 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Howrytown: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gully Mountain | SE 139° | 1,064 m | 0.8 mi |
| North Mountain | N 8° | 1,059 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | N 7° | 1,055 m | 5.7 mi |
| Orebank Mountain | SE 135° | 1,051 m | 1.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,019 m | 1.2 mi |
| Camp Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,004 m | 2.9 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 20° | 997 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mays Mountain | SSE 164° | 981 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487706 — Sugarloaf Mountain, Botetourt County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575092
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 30 mi
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