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Sugarloaf Peak

Sugarloaf Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Peak rises to 286 m in California. Henrietta Peak stands 1,095 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
286 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.76857, -121.59467

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • St. Francis Retreat: 6.3 mi
  • Giant artichoke: 8.8 mi
  • Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 10.1 mi
  • Sea otters: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Ranch Entrance: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 38
  • Madrone Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Coulter Group Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 15.1 mi
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 32
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 21
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 12.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Sunnyslope Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Garden Essential: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 19
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 9.0 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 10.7 mi
  • Motorcycle from chains: 10.7 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 12.8 mi
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bonfante Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Fern Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • Horseshoe Spring: 8.6 mi
  • El Pajaro Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Stone Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mistletoe Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Sugarloaf Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henrietta PeakENE 65°1,095 m22.1 mi
Mount ToroS 183°1,081 m16.8 mi
Mount JohnsonSE 125°1,048 m19.0 mi
McPhails PeakESE 121°1,016 m14.8 mi
Mount HarlanESE 115°991 m11.6 mi
Antimony PeakENE 61°990 m22.9 mi
Fremont PeakE 99°966 m5.1 mi
Mount ReynoldsSE 126°961 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:29
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355575962636464625651
Precip in2.62.42.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salinas AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235673 — Sugarloaf Peak, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776773

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