Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales)
| Mount Sugarloaf | |
|---|---|
| Great Sugar Loaf | |
Mount Sugarloaf viewed from West Wallsend | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Coordinates | 32°52′54″S 151°32′4″E / 32.88167°S 151.53444°E |
| Geography | |
Location of Mount Sugarloaf in New South Wales | |
| Location | Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia |
| Parent range | Sugarloaf Range |
| Topo map(s) | NEWCASTLE 9232, WALLSEND 92323S |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road to carpark at 370 m (1,214 ft), walking track to summit |
Mount Sugarloaf, also known as Great Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, standing at 412 metres (1,352 feet), 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 (4 in) of snow. It also snowed on the summit in the winter of 1975.