Sugarloaf Mountain other two mountains in the area, Morro da Babilônia and Morro da Urca. Together, they form one of the largest urban climbing areas in the world, with more than 270 routes, between 1 and 10 pitches long. Sugarloaf Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain ( ) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. It is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views
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"