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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: 22
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 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 MountainNNE 30°1,332 m19.8 mi
Shute MountainNE 55°1,255 m20.9 mi
Swain HillENE 73°1,248 m20.9 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE 30°1,227 m18.8 mi
Little Bald RockENE 60°1,043 m17.4 mi
Bald Rock DomeENE 62°1,022 m18.4 mi
Sunset HillE 91°1,006 m16.9 mi
Sawmill PeakN 9°1,004 m19.7 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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