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Sentinel Mountain

Sentinel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Mountain rises to 439 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Canaan Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34904899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73654, -71.22542

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mill Pond Park: 3.0 mi
  • Castle in the Clouds: 4.9 mi
  • Window on the Ossipees: 5.0 mi
  • Y-Field: 6.4 mi
  • Cleveland Beach: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 45
Cliffs: 37
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 24
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 6.4 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 14.6 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 14.6 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 14.6 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Falls of Song: 4.6 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 4.6 mi
  • The Cascades: 4.7 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Lucknow Mansion: 4.9 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 8.6 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 10.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 13.8 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 14.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elliott Spring: 13.1 mi
  • lower falls: 19.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Sentinel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawWNW 282°911 m2.5 mi
Black SnoutW 269°854 m2.4 mi
Faraway MountainWNW 292°848 m4.6 mi
Black Snout MountainWNW 302°812 m6.0 mi
Mount RobertsWNW 285°782 m5.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW 335°742 m4.9 mi
Mount FlaggWNW 290°728 m1.4 mi
Mount WhittierNNW 342°676 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2470195755

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