Sugarloaf Mountain 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 of the city. The mountain is one of several monolithic granite and quartz mountains that rise straight from the water's edge around Rio de Janeiro. The mountain is protected by the Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural
Sugarloaf (County Cork) Bheag" ("little fork"), anglicised as "Gowlbeg". Sugarloaf (County Cork) Sugarloaf Mountain () is a mountain south-west of Glengarriff in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the Caha Mountains, its height is 574 metres and is the 319th highest summit in Ireland . It is popularly thought to be one of Ireland's few extinct volcanos but it actually owes its shape to erosion The Irish name "Gabhal Mhór" seems to have developed from "Sliabh na Gaibhle" meaning "mountain of the fork". The anglicised form "Slieve Goul" is found in several 19th century sources. "Gabhal Mhór" ("big fork") stands in contrast