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Sentinel Mountain

Sentinel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Mountain rises to 567 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Niagara Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33147291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.87060, -69.06533

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Picnic sites: 13
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
  • Swimmin' Hole: 22.2 mi
  • Katahdin Pride Park: 22.4 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Big Omaha Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Sentinel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakENE1,605 m7.3 mi
South PeakENE1,603 m7.5 mi
PamolaENE1,495 m8.0 mi
Chimney PeakENE1,491 m8.0 mi
Hamlin PeakENE1,446 m7.6 mi
Howe PeaksENE1,416 m8.0 mi
North BrotherNNE1,235 m7.1 mi
South BrotherNNE1,208 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:49
June solstice04:4719:4520:31
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1515:0515:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223996

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