Sugar Loaf Mountain (Alaska)

Sugar Loaf Mountain, also known as Sugar Mountain, is a 4,784 ft (1,460 m) summit located in the Alaska Range, near Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, United States.[2] It is situated 6 mi (10 km) northeast of park headquarters and 6 mi (10 km) southeast of Healy. The George Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad traverse the western base of this mountain as each passes through the Nenana River Gorge. Mount Healy, Sugar's nearest higher neighbor, is set 5.2 mi (8 km) to the west across the gorge. This peak's local descriptive name was published in 1950 by the United States Geological Survey.[3]

Sugar Loaf Mountain
Highest point
Elevation4,784 ft (1,458 m)[1]
Prominence384 ft (117 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Healy (5,716 ft)[1]
Isolation2.4 mi (3.9 km)[1]
Coordinates63°46′57″N 148°50′33″W[1]
Geography
Sugar Loaf Mountain is located in Alaska
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Location of Sugar Loaf Mountain in Alaska
LocationDenali Borough
Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAlaska Range
Topo mapUSGS Healy D-4
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail, scrambling

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sugar Loaf Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Nenana River, which in turn is part of the Tanana River drainage basin.

See also

References
  1. "Sugar Loaf Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "Sugar Loaf Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 925.
  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.
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