Sugarloaf Mountain (Butte County, California)

For other mountains with "Sugarloaf" in their name, see Sugarloaf (mountain).

Sugarloaf is in the name of two different mountains that are located in Butte County of northern California.

Butte County mountains

• Sugarloaf Peak — a hill rising to about 550 feet (170 m) above sea level, at 39°31′50″N 121°36′59″W.

Located in the eastern Sacramento Valley, above the northern shore of the Thermalito Forebay (Feather River project), and northwest of Oroville.^[1]

• Sugarloaf or Sugar Loaf — a granitic mountain rising to about 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level, at 39°38′14″N 121°32′19″W.

Located ~ 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Sugarloaf Peak, in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Cherokee west of Lake Oroville, and north of Oroville.^[2]

See also

• Geography of the Sacramento Valley
• Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
• Sugarloaf (mountain)

References

1. "Sugarloaf Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Sugarloaf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.