Sentinel Mountain
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
- 2,514 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sarcee Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Kaina Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Miche Wabun Peak: 3.9 mi
- Goat Haunt Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Miche Wabun Falls: 1.2 mi
- Gros Ventre Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dawn Mist Falls: 5.0 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 7.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.2 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 3.1 mi
- The Hawksbill: 12.6 mi
- Grinnell Point: 13.5 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 16.0 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 14.4 mi
- Weeping Wall: 16.4 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | SW 231° | 3,190 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Merritt | SSW 194° | 3,054 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Carter | WSW 248° | 3,000 m | 16.2 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SW 232° | 2,937 m | 16.0 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | SSW 192° | 2,913 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Gould | S 175° | 2,911 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kaina Mountain | SW 234° | 2,892 m | 3.0 mi |
| Allen Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,864 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:53 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 16:45 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357930445
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 21 mi
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