Photos by Neil Mishalov
How did "Sugarloaf Ridge" get its name? Sugar wasn't always sold in the neat paper packages that you buy at the supermarkel these days. Before the turn of the 20th century, sugar came in loaves that looked something like upside-down ice cream cones. The grocer just broke off pieces for his customers. So, many western mountains and hills, including the ridge at the southern edge of this park, were named after the familiar "sugarloaf." The park is located northeast of Kenwood in the Mayacamas Mountains, sited between the Sonoma and Napa valleys. Hike Distance: 12 miles. Climb: 3,220 feet. Time on trail: 5 hours, 15 minutes. A map of the park's LOCATION.
Part of this hike took place on the still-to-be-completed Bay Area Ridge Trail (GO HERE), a 400 mile trail that will eventually circumnavigate the greater Bay Area at the higher elevations.
"When I was growing up in Berkeley, I used to think of East Bay wild places as wilderness with training wheels...
Experience elsewhere has taught me that those wheels were only in my mind. Trails where I once held my father's hand are no less worthy destinations today, especially as they are being connected to form the 400 mile Bay Area Ridge Trail."
Wilderness Photographer and Author
GALEN ROWELL
1940-2004
Topographic Map of the Area with a GPS Tracked Route Superimposed
Hike data gathered with a Garmin 60C GPS RECEIVER
Topographic mapping program for Macintosh OSX by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Satellite Photo Map of the Area with a GPS Tracked Route Superimposed
TerraBrowser satellite mapping program for Macintosh OSX by CHIMOOSOFT
GPS track converter by GPSBABEL
Panoramic view from the summit of Bald Mountain (2,730 feet), looking southeast. Visible from left to right: Mount Saint John, Mount Diablo, Mount Veeder, Bald Mountain, Red Mountain, Mount Tamalpais, Jack London State Historical Park, and Sonoma Mountain.
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Panoramic view from the summit of Bald Mountain (2,730 feet), looking northeast. Visible from left to right: Geyser Peak, Cobb Mountain, Mount Saint Helena, Berryessa Peak and Lake Hennessey.
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Panoramic view looking southwest. Mount Diablo is visible in the distant center of the image
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Photographs were taken with a Canon S50 camera
Images and Text Copyright © by Neil Mishalov
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| The summit of Red Mountain (2,548 feet) with yet another microwave relay transmitter and antenna array sitting on the summit... but this one is different. This facility shows the results of an unusually competent preventive maintenance program | Red Mountain (2,548 feet) on the left and Bald Mountain (2,729 feet) on the right | Hood Mountain (2,730 feet) |
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| Manzanita | Trail to the peak of Bald Mountain |
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