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Sentinel Dome

Sentinel Dome, a peak in California
Sentinel Dome, a peak in CaliforniaUnited States National Park Service · Public domain

Sentinel Dome rises to 2,776 m in California. Mount Brewer stands 4,136 m to the east-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring River Falls, a waterfall 2.0 miles away.

The story

dome in Kings Canyon National Park

Wikidata Q49072250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2776 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.75900, -118.64480

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 2.6 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 4.4 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 6.5 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 7.0 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 14.9 mi
  • Dehy Park: 24.7 mi
  • Independence Park: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Sentinel Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BrewerESE 112°4,136 m9.5 mi
North GuardESE 109°4,058 m9.1 mi
South GuardESE 117°4,021 m10.0 mi
Sky Pilot PeakESE 119°3,966.3 m10.5 mi
Mount GardinerENE 72°3,934.6 m10.8 mi
Mount FarquharESE 105°3,926 m8.4 mi
Mount SheldonESE 119°3,857.7 m9.0 mi
Glacier RidgeSSE 154°3,767 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799602

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