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Sentinel Mountain

Sentinel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Mountain rises to 2,514 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Miche Wabun Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away.

The story

Sentinel Mountain is an 8,245-foot-elevation (2,513-meter) summit in Glacier County, Montana, United States.

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Wikidata Q49072258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.97915, -113.74567

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 34
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 12.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Sentinel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandSW 231°3,190 m6.0 mi
Mount MerrittSSW 194°3,054 m7.7 mi
Mount CarterWSW 248°3,000 m16.2 mi
Vulture PeakSW 232°2,937 m16.0 mi
Ipasha PeakSSW 192°2,913 m9.0 mi
Mount GouldS 175°2,911 m16.4 mi
Kaina MountainSW 234°2,892 m3.0 mi
Allen MountainSSE 165°2,864 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:44
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2716:4517:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357930445

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