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Sentinel Mountain

Sentinel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Mountain rises to 662 m in New Hampshire. Mount Moosilauke stands 1,468 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34904913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
662 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.92004, -71.93924

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Buffalo Pit: 9.2 mi
  • Very Nice Crag: 9.2 mi
  • Asylum: 9.2 mi
  • Northwest Territory: 9.2 mi
  • Summit Cliff: 9.2 mi
Parks
  • Warren Recreational Trail: 2.1 mi
  • Warren Common: 2.4 mi
  • Hamilton Field: 3.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Tarleton State Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 53
Waterfalls: 34
  • Waternomee Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Dusk Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Glen Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Former Hall Place: 10.8 mi
  • Bradford: 11.2 mi
  • North Thetford Bridge: 13.3 mi
  • Lyme Cannon: 13.3 mi
  • Former Remick Place: 13.5 mi
Museums: 22
  • Clark History Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Avery's Garage: 15.4 mi
  • Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 15.4 mi
  • Americana Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Vermontasaurus: 15.6 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 16.8 mi
  • Feral Seed: 22.5 mi
  • Robert Frost: 22.7 mi
  • Peaceful Serenity: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 14
Picnic sites: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Peace Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Life Sciences Greenhouse: 22.5 mi
  • Canillas Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sentinel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoosilaukeNE1,468 m8.9 mi
South PeakNE1,381 m8.0 mi
Mount CloughNNE1,083 m8.3 mi
Carr MountainESE1,058 m5.3 mi
Mt. KirkhamNE1,018 m8.6 mi
Mount KineoE1,011 m7.0 mi
Smarts MountainSW983 m8.0 mi
Mount CushmanENE971 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0619:5020:35
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:2015:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130425463696760473625
Precip in2.72.33.03.43.64.14.63.93.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wentworth, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872641 — Sentinel Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730741

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