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Sentinel Butte

Sentinel Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Butte rises to 217 m in California. Case Mountain stands 2,073 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Oak Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
217 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44689, -119.11066

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 31
  • Tunnel Rock: 17.0 mi
  • Crystal Cave: 18.6 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 20.2 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Tree: 20.3 mi
  • Mark Twain Stump: 20.4 mi
Springs: 28
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • End of Trail Statue: 16.2 mi
  • World's Largest Olive: 16.7 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 17.3 mi
  • Bookie Bear: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Ranger Station: 18.1 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 20.8 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sentinel Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Case MountainE 98°2,073 m17.3 mi
Colony PeakENE 63°1,870 m17.9 mi
Ash PeaksENE 70°1,709 m15.9 mi
Eshom PointNE 36°1,551 m16.0 mi
Yucca MountainENE 57°1,497 m15.9 mi
Frys PointENE 74°1,382 m15.4 mi
Horn MountainESE 102°1,350 m15.2 mi
Pattee RocksNE 49°1,290 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4020:18
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0516:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358627077838176675648
Precip in2.72.32.51.40.60.10.00.00.10.71.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lemon Cove, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249273 — Sentinel Butte, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358792427

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