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West Sugarloaf

West Sugarloaf, seen from above at true elevation

West Sugarloaf rises to 145 m in Connecticut. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is East Sugarloaf, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37440, -72.73559

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Guilford Town Park: 2.2 mi
  • Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
  • Swajchuk Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mill Road Field: 4.5 mi
  • Long Hill Park: 4.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites: 58
  • Charlie Cotttrell: 5.0 mi
  • Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Guilford Soldiers Monument: 6.9 mi
  • Guilford Granite: 6.9 mi
Peaks
  • East Sugarloaf: 0.2 mi
  • Sea Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Totoket Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Quonnipaug Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Thunder Ridge: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 52
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 30
  • Bear Cave: 0.9 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 3.8 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 5.1 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 5.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of West Sugarloaf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainN232 m5.9 mi
Fowler MountainN230 m4.7 mi
Beseck MountainN219 m9.6 mi
Pistapaug MountainN210 m4.0 mi
Mount CarmelWNW206 m8.9 mi
Goose HillENE201 m10.0 mi
Mount PisgahNNE196 m6.0 mi
Totoket MountainNW176 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359271972

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