Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of
Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299
ft) above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined
sugarloaf. The mountain is one of several
monolithic granite and quartz mountains that rise straight from the water's edge in the area, and is geologically part of a family of steep-sided rock outcroppings known as
bornhardts. Sugarloaf Mountain also features the
Sugarloaf Cable Car and is popular with tourists for its panoramic views of the city and beyond. This photograph shows Sugarloaf Mountain at sunrise viewed from
Tijuca National Park, with the Rio neighborhood of
Botafogo in the foreground.
Photograph credit: Donatas Dabravolskas
