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Sentinel Peak

Sentinel Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Peak rises to 3,295 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Imp Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
3295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.97326, -111.42524

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Montana State Rest Area: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Corey Spring: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksNNW 340°3,428 m4.7 mi
Echo PeakSW 220°3,414 m2.8 mi
Hilgard PeakSSW 203°3,409 m4.3 mi
Koch PeakNNW 339°3,408 m4.7 mi
Imp PeakNW 314°3,393 m1.8 mi
Dutchman PeakSSW 211°3,318 m3.4 mi
No Man PeakNNW 328°3,285 m7.8 mi
Finger MountainW 280°3,256 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4020:3121:17
September equinox07:1418:4619:25
December solstice08:0215:5916:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131726354554626152392614
Precip in3.12.82.22.33.13.01.61.41.62.12.53.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938967

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