Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument () is a natural monument in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects the Sugarloaf Mountain and the adjoining Morro da Urca, distinctive landmarks of the city. The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument has an area of . The monument is located in the neighborhood of Urca, near where the first settlement of the city of Rio de Janeiro was made. Attractions include the "Bondinho" cable car ride, inaugurated in 1912, Cláudio Coutinho Track for running or walking, the Morro da
Sugarloaf Mountain (Massachusetts) that sugar was once molded into for shipment. The names "Sugarloaf Mountain" and "Mount Sugarloaf" are both used to describe this mountain. USGS sources and published hiking maps refer to (North and South) "Sugarloaf Mountain." However, the Massachusetts state reservation encompassing them is called the Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation. The name "Mount Sugarloaf" is sometimes used to describe only the south summit, and the north summit is sometimes described as the Pocumtuck Ridge. Both names are used locally. The original Native American name for the mountain is Wequamps (or Wequomps). The root "wehqu-" in this name or "weckw-" in "Weckwannuck"