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Sugarloaf Peak

Sugarloaf Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Peak rises to 2,829 m in Arizona. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockett Meadow Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

lava dome in Arizona, United States

Wikidata Q25240816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2829 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.36304, -111.61464

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lockett Meadow Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Jack Smith Spring Number Two: 0.9 mi
  • Alto Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Jack Smith Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Raspberry Spring: 2.4 mi
Peaks
  • Rees Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Aubineau Peak: 2.6 mi
  • San Francisco Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Doyle Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Schultz Peak: 3.4 mi
Parks: 42
  • San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 8.5 mi
  • Peaks View County Park: 8.5 mi
  • Smoke Rise Park: 9.1 mi
  • Kendrick Park Picnic Ground: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 30
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 4.5 mi
  • Lava Flow Trail: 5.4 mi
  • Levitate Adventure Park: 9.8 mi
  • Waterbird petroglyph site: 9.8 mi
  • Lowell Observatory: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Juniper Street Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • The Forest Garden: 12.2 mi
  • The Lizard Garden: 12.2 mi
  • The Pond and Wetland Garden: 12.2 mi
  • The Wildflower Garden: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cochise Ramada: 15.9 mi
  • Maricopa Ramada: 15.9 mi
  • Navajo Ramada: 16.0 mi
  • Yavapai Ramada: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Mary Boat Landin: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Parks Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Parks Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Sugarloaf Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humphreys PeakWSW 252°3,850.77 m3.7 mi
Agassiz PeakSW 234°3,766 m4.4 mi
Fremont PeakSW 223°3,648 m3.8 mi
Aubineau PeakWSW 258°3,608 m2.6 mi
Rees PeakWSW 257°3,497 m2.1 mi
Doyle PeakSW 218°3,493 m2.9 mi
Schultz PeakSSW 196°3,074 m3.4 mi
Elden MountainS 173°2,834 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0518:39
June solstice05:1319:0819:45
September equinox06:1517:5118:25
December solstice07:3216:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137445262676458463628
Precip in1.41.11.10.70.70.32.73.41.71.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunset Crater NM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359273583

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