Sugarloaf Mountain is an summit on the boundary that Salt Lake County shares with Utah County, in Utah, United States.
Description Sugarloaf Mountain is located southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. 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 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.
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. 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.
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External links Sugarloaf Mountain: weather forecast National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet