Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 387 m in Maryland. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Monocacy Natural Resources Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
National Natural Landmark in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
Wikidata Q2207325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 387 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- McCormack Overlook · 1 mi
- East View · 1 mi
- West View · 1 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monocacy Natural Resources Area: 2.1 mi
- Dickerson Local Park: 3.4 mi
- Dickerson Recreation Center: 3.5 mi
- Buckeystown Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Urbana Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park: 4.4 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 6.2 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 6.6 mi
- Boyds Local Park: 7.1 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 4.1 mi
- Lock 27: 4.7 mi
- Lock 26: Wood's Lock: 6.5 mi
- Thomas House: 6.7 mi
- Gambrill House: 7.1 mi
- Earl's Picnic Spot: 5.3 mi
- Norwood Tobacco Barn: 5.8 mi
- Eastalco: 6.5 mi
- Beall Homestead: 6.5 mi
- 10th Vermont Monument: 6.8 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 2.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 10.0 mi
- Claire McCardell: 10.4 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 10.4 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 10.4 mi
- Mooseum: 8.9 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 10.5 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 10.6 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 11.3 mi
- Black Hill: 7.3 mi
- Pine Rock: 8.2 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Waterford Peak: 11.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 11.3 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 16.6 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 18.7 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 4.8 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 7.3 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 7.3 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 15.5 mi
- Spout Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cooper Springs: 20.7 mi
- Potts Springs: 21.3 mi
- Great Falls: 19.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.8 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.8 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 21.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 21.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 13.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander Rock | NNW 347° | 562 m | 22.3 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNW 332° | 538 m | 23.2 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NW 316° | 536 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bob's Hill | N 351° | 535 m | 23.6 mi |
| Black Rock | N 349° | 526 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 331° | 518 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cat Rock | N 353° | 476 m | 24.6 mi |
| High Knob | NNW 338° | 472 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1772554971
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 9 mi
- Frederick · 11 mi
- Brunswick · 13 mi
- Gaithersburg · 13 mi
- Montgomery County · 13 mi
- Frederick County · 14 mi
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