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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Bethel (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 617 ft (188.06 m)
About

on S coast of St. Matthew I., 13 mi. W of Cape Upright

History of Sugarloaf Mountain

called by the Russians "My(s) Sikharnoy golovy" (Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1427, dated 1849) and "My(s) Sakha Golovy"(Tebenkov, 1852, map 20), both names meaning "Cape Sugar Loaf." Capt Lutke (1836, p. 341), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) calls it Pain de Sucre,""sugaarloaf;"so called from its appearance.

Found on the following Topo Maps
St Matthew (1951), St Matthew (1951),
Places Near Sugarloaf Mountain
Bars:

Split Rock,

Capes:

Lunda Head,

Islands:

Gull Rock, Pinnacle Island, Saint Matthew Island,

Mountains:

Sugarloaf Mountain,