Sugarloaf???

tioga

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This is not a tech question but one of maybe sheer ignorance.

Why is it when I look at various mountain ranges on maps there is always a sugarloaf on the map, sometimes multiple listings.

Is this some kind of surveying lingo, a generic reference for a type land feature or just a common name that mappies think is cool?
 

Chris Roe

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In the old days, sugar used to be packaged, transported, sold, etc. in conical solid chunks called loafs, or sugarloafs (Google: "Sugarloaf"). So, when the first surveyors walked the land, and saw conical-shaped hills, peaks, mtns, etc., they often named them "Sugarloaf" because that's what they looked like. Hope that helps. ...and yes, there are a BUNCH of Sugarloaf peaks/mtns across the west. ...likewise, "Elk" mountain, "Sheep" mountain, etc.
 
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