Skip to content
Byway
Shawangunk Mountains Scenic BywayAll lookouts
Lookout · Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway

Sentinel Rock

OpenStreetMap
Looking north-west from Sentinel Rock. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
0.9 mi detour
Elevation
1,239 ft
View
Northwest · 300°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
290 ft drop
Photos · Real imagery only
View of the boat dock from room at Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
View of the boat dock from room at Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Arch at Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
One of many fishing gazebos on Lake Mohonk at Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Main buildings surrounding the Mohonk Lake at Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Shawangunk Conglomerate cliff shaped by glacial movement surrounding the Wikipedia:Lake Mohonkat Mohonk Mountain House
Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunset — 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0119:0918:32
June solstice05:2320:3619:53
September equinox06:4518:5618:19
December solstice07:2116:3015:45

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Yorktown37.2 mi south-southeast
  • Cortlandt38.0 mi south-southeast
  • Danbury44.4 mi southeast
← Before it: Hayes LookoutAfter it: Pinnacle Rock →
Loading map…
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sentinel Rock.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens

Common questions

How high is Sentinel Rock?

Sentinel Rock sits at about 1,239 feet (378 m).

Is Sentinel Rock better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Sentinel Rock toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Sentinel Rock?

Yorktown, 37 miles SSE of Sentinel Rock.

What is the next lookout after Sentinel Rock?

Pinnacle Rock is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Sentinel Rock.

About · Real sources only

A scenic overlook on Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway, reported by OpenStreetMap.

Drive to Sentinel Rock with Byway

Byway plans the scenic way there — real places along Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway, real weather, zero hallucinations — and hands the turns to the navigation you already use.

Plan a drive to this lookout →Plan this with Byway AI
On these byways · Drive past it

Byways with this lookout

Day trips start here

Community · From people who stood here

Locals make it Verified.

Sentinel Rock — confirmed, rated, and photographed by people who actually pulled over. A local confirmation is what upgrades a lookout from Discovered to Verified. Zero hallucinations.

Confirmed by locals

No local confirmations yet. Stood here? Yours is the one that upgrades this lookout to Verified.

Ratings

No ratings yet. Stood at this lookout? Be the first to rate it.

No written reviews yet.

Field notes

No field notes yet. Know the gate hours or the best pull-in? Leave the note you wish you'd had.

Photos

No photos yet.

Sign in to confirm this lookout, rate it, add photos, and leave field notes.

Nearby · Same byway

More lookouts on Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway

Nearby · The Atlas

Named places near this lookout