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Sentinal Peak

Sentinal Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinal Peak rises to 2,136 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain City, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49072240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.41562, -118.03272

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 38
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Cabin: 8.5 mi
  • Cabin: 8.6 mi
  • Cabin: 8.6 mi
  • Zurich: 20.4 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 7.7 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNW 321°4,344 m19.4 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 314°3,979 m16.5 mi
Headley PeakNW 324°3,858 m23.4 mi
Piute MountainNW 308°3,827 m13.8 mi
Sheep MountainNW 307°3,810 m12.8 mi
Campito MountainWNW 302°3,522 m10.9 mi
Indian PeakNW 321°3,443 m24.5 mi
County Line HillWNW 295°3,429 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0415:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816250

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