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Sugarloaf Peak

Sugarloaf Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Peak rises to 167 m in California. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Oroville State Recreational Area, a park 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Butte County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53044, -121.61636

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Sugarloaf Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bar MountainNNE1,332 m19.8 mi
Shute MountainNE1,255 m20.9 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE1,227 m18.8 mi
Little Bald RockENE1,043 m17.4 mi
Bald Rock DomeENE1,022 m18.4 mi
Sunset HillE1,006 m16.9 mi
Sawmill PeakN1,004 m19.7 mi
Big Bald RockENE990 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475256606875817974655447
Precip in5.24.83.31.81.10.30.00.00.21.42.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235676 — Sugarloaf Peak, Butte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776780

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