Sugarloaf Peak
Sugarloaf Peak rises to 2,443 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the west, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Minerva's Temple, a peak 0.9 miles away. El Camino Real passes 15 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49079719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2443 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Organ Mountains Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Dripping Springs Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Bicentennial Grove: 3.7 mi
- Volunteer Park: 3.7 mi
- Missile Park: 4.7 mi
- Minerva's Temple: 0.9 mi
- Organ Needle: 1.1 mi
- Organ Peak: 1.2 mi
- Granite Peak: 1.7 mi
- The Needles: 1.8 mi
- Rock House: 3.2 mi
- Topp Hut: 3.6 mi
- George Russell Beasley House Remains: 3.6 mi
- Issac House: 3.8 mi
- George Beasley's Goat Pen: 4.0 mi
- White Sands Missile Range Museum: 4.6 mi
- V-2 Display Annex: 4.7 mi
- Space Murals Museum: 6.4 mi
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 12.9 mi
- Nike Missile: 5.6 mi
- NMSU: 12.3 mi
- The Traders: 12.9 mi
- Class of 1931 Commemorative: 12.9 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 13.1 mi
- La Cueva: 3.1 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 14.4 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 15.6 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 19.3 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 19.8 mi
- Filmore Spring: 1.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 2.2 mi
- Middle Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mine House Spring: 3.6 mi
- The Tooth: 1.6 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 2.9 mi
- South Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- North Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 2.5 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | W 266° | 2,708 m | 1.1 mi |
| Organ Peak | SSW 193° | 2,668 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Needles | WNW 289° | 2,565 m | 1.8 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSW 209° | 2,564 m | 2.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | SE 126° | 2,554 m | 1.7 mi |
| San Andres Peak | N 1° | 2,459 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | NW 308° | 2,440 m | 2.5 mi |
| Baylor Peak | NNW 329° | 2,337 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586521
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