Sugarloaf Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)

Looming 3,000 feet (910 m) over the southern part of the Big Bear Valley and the village of Sugarloaf, the northern slopes of the mountain are heavily forested with second-growth Jeffrey Pine and White Firs.

At higher altitudes on the north-facing slope, Limber and Lodgepole Pines near the summit are twisted into Krummholz formations.

The forest on the east facing slope is drier, and the vegetation shows the influence of the Mojave Desert; sagebrush and junipers are more dominant.

The southern slope of the mountain is covered in scrubby manzanita bushes and extensive rock scree, with a few hardy Jeffery pines.

The Bureau of Land Management removed most of the burros from the Sugarloaf area, but some animals travel there from the lower deserts.