Mount Sugarloaf

#901 among destinations in Australia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Sugarloaf, also known as Great Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, standing at 412 meters, it looks over the cities of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Maitland. The summit of the mountain is in the Lake Macquarie suburb of West Wallsend and access to the summit is gained via this suburb. However, the mountain itself is also part of the city of Cessnock suburbs Mulbring and Richmond Vale. It is home to television transmitters that broadcast to the lower Hunter region. On 18 and 19 July 1965, the mountain received 10 centimetres of snow. It also snowed on the summit in the winter of 1975. ()

Elevation: 1352 ftCoordinates: 32°52'54"S, 151°32'2"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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Mount Sugarloaf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richmond Vale Railway Museum, Kurri Kurri, Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility.

3.7 miNW
Museum, Science museum
Richmond Vale Railway Museum
96 min walk • The Richmond Vale Railway Museum operates a railway and museum located at the heritage-listed Richmond Main Colliery south of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales.
5.3 miNW
Town
Kurri Kurri
135 min walk • Kurri Kurri is a small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Cessnock LGA. At the 2016 census, its population was 6,044.
7.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
187 min walk • The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW. Developed in 2014, it consists of: 2 full-size synthetic football fields, 10 five-a-side football fields, an administration building, a 120-space vehicle parking area and associated infrastructure.