Sugarloaf Mountain (Utah) Explained

Sugarloaf Mountain
Elevation Ft:11051
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:551
Isolation Mi:0.71
Parent Peak:Mount Baldy
Etymology:Sugarloaf
Map:Utah#USA
Label Position:left
Map Size:240
Part Type:Protected area
Country:United States
State:Utah
Region:Salt Lake / Utah
Region Type:County
Coordinates:40.5659°N -111.6248°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Range:Wasatch Range[3]
Rocky Mountains
Topo:USGS Brighton / Dromedary Peak
Easiest Route: hiking

Sugarloaf Mountain is an 11051feet summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.

Description

Sugarloaf Mountain is located 20miles 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 2250abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sugarloaf Mountain - 11,051' UT. listsofjohn.com. 2024-06-03.
  2. 1454917. Sugarloaf Mountain. 2024-05-31.
  3. 5466. Sugarloaf Mountain, Utah. 2024-06-03.
  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 . 1027-5606.