Mount Sentinel
Mount Sentinel rises to 1,564 m in Montana. Sweeney Peak stands 2,795 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The M, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mount Sentinel, originally known as "Mount Woody," is a small mountain located immediately east of the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. At a height of 1,958 feet and an elevation of 5,158 feet (1,572 m), Mount Sentinel also features the hillside letter "M", a large concrete structure 620 feet (189 m) up its western face.
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Wikidata Q6923559, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1564 m
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ben Hughes Park: 1.1 mi
- The Oval: 1.2 mi
- Hell Gate and Missoula Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- River Bowl: 1.4 mi
- Bonner Park: 1.4 mi
- Ginny Mountain: 1.5 mi
- University Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Jumbo: 1.9 mi
- Waterworks Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Dean Stone: 3.5 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 1.5 mi
- The X’s: 2.1 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 2.4 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 4.0 mi
- The Eight Stupas: 24.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.1 mi
- ASUM Garden: 1.6 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 1.8 mi
- 2nd St Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 2.8 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Roosevelt: 2.0 mi
- Korean Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 1.3 mi
- Arts Missoula: 1.8 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 2.1 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 2.4 mi
- The M: 0.8 mi
- The L: 1.4 mi
- Library Car: 4.8 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 4.8 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 5.1 mi
- MPG Ranch: 11.5 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 16.5 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 12.3 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 23.2 mi
- Colma Spring: 18.8 mi
- Lodgepole Spring: 24.7 mi
- Hell Gate: 6.2 mi
- Blue Slide: 7.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Mount Sentinel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Peak | SW 221° | 2,795 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lolo Peak | SW 227° | 2,786 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pyramid Buttes | SW 222° | 2,693 m | 20.9 mi |
| McLeod Peak | N 6° | 2,631 m | 16.9 mi |
| Murphy Peak | N 358° | 2,488 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | N 6° | 2,444 m | 13.1 mi |
| Point Six | N 355° | 2,420 m | 13.1 mi |
| Stuart Peak | N 11° | 2,398 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:47 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:59 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula 2 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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