Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain is a 1,348-foot mountain located in Rowan County, Kentucky, just outside the City of Morehead, Kentucky. In January, 1904, a volcanic eruption on Sugarloaf Mountain was reported in The New York Times, which noted much smoke, deep rumbling, and destruction to the trees, leading locals to prepare an evacuation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smile and Morehead.
Smile
Hamlet
Smile is an unincorporated community located in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. Its etymology refers to the facial expression of residents when their application for a post office had been approved.
Morehead
Photo: W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morehead is a small city at the foot of the Kentucky Appalachians. The 2020 census puts the population as 7151. It is the home of Morehead State University, one Kentucky's seven public universities.
Sugarloaf Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,348 feet
- Description: mountain located in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Rowan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.21953° or 38° 13′ 10″ northLongitude
-83.52991° or 83° 31′ 48″ westElevation
1,348 feet (411 metres)Open location code
86CR6F9C+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 358613450OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Sugarloaf Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sugarloaf Mountain”
- Ladin: “Sugarloaf Mountain (Rowan County (Kentucky))”
- Ladin: “Sugarloaf Mountain)”
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