Sugarloaf Mountain (Utah)

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Sugarloaf Mountain
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 11,051 ft (3,368 m) [1]
Prominence 551 ft (168 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Baldy [1]
Isolation 0.71 mi (1.14 km) [1]
Coordinates 40°33′57″N111°37′29″W / 40.5658608°N 111.6248150°W / 40.5658608; -111.6248150 [2]
Naming
Etymology Sugarloaf
Geography
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Sugarloaf Mountain
Location in Utah
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Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Salt Lake / Utah
Parent range Wasatch Range [3]
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Brighton / Dromedary Peak
Climbing
Easiest route class 1+ hiking [1]

Sugarloaf Mountain is an 11,051-foot-elevation (3,368-meter) summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.

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Description

Sugarloaf Mountain is located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [3] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Little Cottonwood Creek, whereas the south slope drains to American Fork River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (686 meters) above American Fork Canyon in one mile (1.6 km). This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [2]

Climate

Sugarloaf Mountain has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an Alpine climate (Köppen ET), with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [4] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer. There is no weather station at the summit, but this climate table contains interpolated data for an area around the summit.

Climate data for Sugarloaf Mountain (Alta) 40.5641 N, 111.6236 W, Elevation: 10,482 ft (3,195 m) (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)26.1
(−3.3)		27.3
(−2.6)		32.2
(0.1)		38.1
(3.4)		47.5
(8.6)		59.0
(15.0)		68.3
(20.2)		66.6
(19.2)		57.8
(14.3)		44.8
(7.1)		33.3
(0.7)		26.4
(−3.1)		44.0
(6.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)17.9
(−7.8)		18.1
(−7.7)		22.7
(−5.2)		27.8
(−2.3)		37.0
(2.8)		47.6
(8.7)		57.1
(13.9)		55.7
(13.2)		47.3
(8.5)		35.1
(1.7)		24.8
(−4.0)		18.1
(−7.7)		34.1
(1.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)9.8
(−12.3)		8.9
(−12.8)		13.3
(−10.4)		17.6
(−8.0)		26.4
(−3.1)		36.1
(2.3)		45.9
(7.7)		44.8
(7.1)		36.7
(2.6)		25.4
(−3.7)		16.2
(−8.8)		9.8
(−12.3)		24.2
(−4.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm)7.05
(179)		6.03
(153)		6.09
(155)		5.91
(150)		4.32
(110)		1.95
(50)		1.32
(34)		2.11
(54)		2.83
(72)		4.13
(105)		5.18
(132)		6.08
(154)		53
(1,348)
Source: PRISM Climate Group [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sugarloaf Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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  4. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.
  5. ↑ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved November 6, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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