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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: 24
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 PeakENE 71°1,605 m7.3 mi
South PeakENE 73°1,603 m7.5 mi
PamolaENE 72°1,495 m8.0 mi
Chimney PeakENE 73°1,491 m8.0 mi
Hamlin PeakENE 61°1,446 m7.6 mi
Howe PeaksENE 57°1,416 m8.0 mi
North BrotherNNE 33°1,235 m7.1 mi
South BrotherNNE 31°1,208 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 5080 °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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