Sentinel Tree
Sentinel Tree is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,963 m. Copper Mine Peak stands 3,763 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Forest Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
giant sequoia tree in California, United States
Wikidata Q85800365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 0.8 mi
- Moro Rock: 1.5 mi
- Bobcat Point: 1.5 mi
- Switchback Peak: 2.1 mi
- Wall Spring: 0.8 mi
- Slide Spring: 1.2 mi
- Granite Spring: 1.4 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 1.8 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.5 mi
- Booker T. Washington Tree: 0.6 mi
- Colonel Young Tree: 0.7 mi
- Auto Log: 0.8 mi
- Black Arch Tree: 1.1 mi
- Tunnel Log: 1.1 mi
- Marble Falls: 1.3 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 1.0 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 2.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 8.8 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 12.2 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 11.1 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 17.0 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 0.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Valhalla: 10.3 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 17.0 mi
- Jumping Rock: 17.2 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.6 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Sentinel Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mine Peak | E 79° | 3,762.76 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,731 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ESE 112° | 3,714 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Stewart | E 88° | 3,708 m | 12.1 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | E 96° | 3,658 m | 11.8 mi |
| Horn Peak | ENE 76° | 3,584 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Bird Peak | ENE 71° | 3,536 m | 9.9 mi |
| Winter Alta | ENE 71° | 3,453 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1751781798
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