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{{For|other places and things called "sugarloaf" or "sugar loaf"|Sugarloaf (disambiguation)}}
{{For|other places and things called "sugarloaf" or "sugar loaf"|Sugarloaf (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Cukrová homole 001.jpg|thumb|An actual [[sugarloaf]], after which many mountains are named.]]
[[File:Cukrová homole 001.jpg|thumb|An actual [[sugarloaf]], after which many mountains are named.]]
The name '''Sugarloaf''' or '''Sugar Loaf''' applies to numerous raised topographic landforms worldwide: mountains, hills, peaks, summits, buttes, ridges, rock formations, [[bornhardt]], [[inselberg]], etc. Landforms resembling the characteristic conical shape of a [[sugarloaf]] were often so named.<ref>''New Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus.'' "sugarloaf." Lexicon Publications, Danbury, Connecticut, 1993.</ref>
The name '''Sugarloaf''' or '''Sugar Loaf''' applies to numerous raised topographic landforms worldwide: mountains, hills, peaks, summits, buttes, ridges, rock formations, [[bornhardt]], [[inselberg]], etc. Landforms resembling the characteristic conical shape of a [[sugarloaf]] were often so named.<ref>''New Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus.'' "sugarloaf." Lexicon Publications, Danbury, Connecticut, 1993.</ref>
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==Austria==
* [[Zuckerhütl]] ("Little Sugarloaf"), highest peak of the [[Stubai Alps]], Tyrol

==Australia==
==Australia==
* [[Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales)]], Australia
* [[Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales)]]
* Sugarloaf Peak and Sugarloaf Saddle in [[Cathedral Range (Victoria)|Cathedral Range]], Victoria
* Sugarloaf Peak and Sugarloaf Saddle in [[Cathedral Range (Victoria)|Cathedral Range]], Victoria
* Mt Sugarloaf, a peak on [[Mount Leura]], Victoria
* Mt Sugarloaf, a peak on [[Mount Leura]], Victoria
* Mt Sugarloaf, in [[Kinglake National Park]]
* Mt Sugarloaf, in [[Kinglake National Park]]
* Sugarloaf, in [[Mount Buangor State Park]]
* Sugarloaf, in [[Mount Buangor State Park]]
* Mt Sugarloaf, peak in the Pyrete Range of [[Lerderderg State Park]], Victoria
* The Sugarloaf, [[Hallett Cove, South Australia|Hallett Cove]], [[South Australia]]


==Brazil==
==Brazil==
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* [[Wilkie Sugar Loaf]] in Nova Scotia
* [[Wilkie Sugar Loaf]] in Nova Scotia
* Pain de Sucre ("Sugarloaf") summit of [[Mont Saint-Hilaire]], Quebec
* Pain de Sucre ("Sugarloaf") summit of [[Mont Saint-Hilaire]], Quebec
* [[Mount Cheminis|Mount Cheminis or Mont Chaudron]] on the Quebec-Ontario border
*Sugarloaf Mountain, Nanaimo, British Columbia
* Sugarloaf Mountain, Nanaimo, British Columbia

==Greenland==
* Sugarloaf Mountain in [[Kangerlussuaq]]
* Gammel Sukkertoppen (''Old Sugar Loaf'') and Ny Sukkertoppen (''New Sugar Loaf''), the Danish names of [[Kangaamiut]] and [[Maniitsoq]], respectively, named for the mountains surrounding the former. Dutch whalers and traders referred to the mountains as ''Zuikerbrood''.


==Ireland==
==Ireland==
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* [[Sugarloaf (County Cork)]], a 574 m peak near Glengarriff in County Cork
* [[Sugarloaf (County Cork)]], a 574 m peak near Glengarriff in County Cork
* [[Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)]], a 552 m peak in west County Wicklow
* [[Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)]], a 552 m peak in west County Wicklow
* [[Sugarloaf Hill (Knockmealdowns)]], a 663 m peak in the [[Knockmealdowns]] in County Waterford
* [[Sugarloaf Hill (Knockmealdowns)]], a 663 m peak in the Knockmealdowns on the Tipperary/Waterford border


==New Zealand==
==New Zealand==
* [[Mount Sugarloaf (Canterbury)|Mount Sugarloaf]] (1238m), by Lake Heron, South Island, New Zealand

* [[Sugar Loaf Islands]], near New Plymouth
* [[Sugar Loaf Islands]], near New Plymouth
* [[Sugarloaf (Christchurch)]], a peak in the Port Hills with a prominent transmission tower
* [[Sugarloaf (Christchurch)]], a peak in the Port Hills with a prominent transmission tower

== Norway ==
* Sukkertoppen ("Sugarloaf peak"), a 314m mountain on the island of [[Hessa]] in [[Ålesund]], Norway


==Philippines==
==Philippines==
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* Sugarloaf Hill, [[Folkestone Downs]], England
* Sugarloaf Hill, [[Folkestone Downs]], England


==United States of America==
==United States==

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* [[Sugar Loaf (Mackinac Island)]], a rock formation on Mackinac Island in Michigan
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* [[Sugar Loaf (Winona, Minnesota)]]
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* [[Sugarloaf (Geauga County, Ohio)]], one of the highest points of [[Northeast Ohio]]
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* [[Sugarloaf (New York)]]
* Sugarloaf Hills, two prominent peaks on [[Totoket Mountain]] in Connecticut
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* [[Sugar Loaf Mountain (Alaska)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Cleburne County, Arkansas)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Cleburne County, Arkansas)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)]]
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* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (San Mateo, California)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (San Mateo, California)]]
* Sugarloaf Ridge, situated in [[Sugarloaf Ridge State Park]] in northern California
* Sugarloaf Ridge, situated in [[Sugarloaf Ridge State Park]] in Sonoma County, California
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado)|Sugarloaf Mountain]] ([[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder County]], [[Colorado]])
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado)|Sugarloaf Mountain]] ([[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder County]], [[Colorado]])
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Florida)]], the highest point of peninsular Florida
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Florida)]], the highest point of peninsular Florida
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Rowan County, Kentucky)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Rowan County, Kentucky)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Maine)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Maryland)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Maryland)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Franklin County, Massachusetts)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Massachusetts)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Marquette, Michigan)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Marquette, Michigan)]]
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* [[Sugar Loaf (Mackinac Island)]], a rock formation on Mackinac Island in Michigan
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* [[Sugar Loaf (Winona, Minnesota)]]
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* [[Sugarloaf (New York)]]
* [[Sugarloaf Hill (Putnam County, New York)]], and [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)]], two adjacent peaks in the [[Hudson Highlands]] of New York
* [[Sugarloaf Hill (Putnam County, New York)]], and [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Dutchess County, New York)]], two adjacent peaks in the [[Hudson Highlands]] of New York
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Greene County, New York)]], one of the [[Catskill High Peaks]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Greene County, New York)]], one of the [[Catskill High Peaks]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Ohio, New York)]], in the Town of Ohio in Herkimer County, New York
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Webb, New York)]], in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Webb, New York)]], in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York
* [[Sugar Loaf Mountain (Orange County, New York)]]
* [[Sugar Loaf Mountain (Orange County, New York)]]
* Sugarloaf Mountain (Rutherford County, North Carolina)
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Rutherford County, North Carolina)]]
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* [[Sugarloaf (Geauga County, Ohio)]], one of the highest points of [[Northeast Ohio]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Ross County, Ohio)]], situated in [[Great Seal State Park]], located in [[Chillicothe, Ohio]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Ross County, Ohio)]], situated in [[Great Seal State Park]], located in [[Chillicothe, Ohio]]
* [[Sugar Loaf Mountain (Oklahoma)]], [[summit]] with the most [[topographic prominence|prominence]] in the state
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Pennsylvania)]], inside the eponymous [[Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Sugarloaf Township]] of [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]]
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (South Carolina)]], near Patrick,(Chesterfield County, South Carolina)
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (South Carolina)]], near Patrick,(Chesterfield County, South Carolina)
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (El Paso, Texas)]] in the [[Franklin Mountains State Park]]
* [[McKelligon Canyon|Sugarloaf Mountain (El Paso, Texas)]] in the [[Franklin Mountains State Park]]
* Sugarloaf Mountain, a mountain near the [[Alta Ski Area]] outside of Salt Lake City, Utah
* [[Gause, Texas#Sugarloaf Mountain|Sugarloaf Mountain (Gause, Texas)]], sacred to the [[Tonkawa]] tribe
* [[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5560 Sugarloaf Mountain]] in the Snowy Range, Wyoming
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Utah)]], a mountain near the [[Alta Ski Area]] outside of Salt Lake City, Utah
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Wyoming)]], in the [[Snowy Range]].
* [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Vermont)]], a prominence southeast of [[Sugarbush Resort]].


==Uruguay==
==Uruguay==
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==See also==
==See also==
* For the ''Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill'', see [[Battle of Okinawa#Southern Okinawa|Battle of Okinawa]]
* For the ''Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill'', see [[Battle of Okinawa#Southern Okinawa|Battle of Okinawa]]
* [[Sugarloaf (New Zealand)]], communications tower at [[Port Hills]], Christchurch


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:29, 17 January 2024

For other places and things called "sugarloaf" or "sugar loaf", see Sugarloaf (disambiguation).

An actual sugarloaf, after which many mountains are named.

The name Sugarloaf or Sugar Loaf applies to numerous raised topographic landforms worldwide: mountains, hills, peaks, summits, buttes, ridges, rock formations, bornhardt, inselberg, etc. Landforms resembling the characteristic conical shape of a sugarloaf were often so named.[1]


Austria

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Greenland

  • Sugarloaf Mountain in Kangerlussuaq
  • Gammel Sukkertoppen (Old Sugar Loaf) and Ny Sukkertoppen (New Sugar Loaf), the Danish names of Kangaamiut and Maniitsoq, respectively, named for the mountains surrounding the former. Dutch whalers and traders referred to the mountains as Zuikerbrood.

Ireland

New Zealand

Norway

  • Sukkertoppen ("Sugarloaf peak"), a 314m mountain on the island of Hessa in Ålesund, Norway

Philippines

Sierra Leone

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

See also

References

  1. ^ New Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus. "sugarloaf." Lexicon Publications, Danbury, Connecticut, 1993.
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