Sentinel Peak
Sentinel Peak rises to 2,502 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Guard Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 18 miles off.
The story
Sentinel Peak is a 8,266-foot (2,519-metre) mountain located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Washington's North Cascades. The summit is part of the Ptarmigan Traverse. The mountain is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, on the shared border of Snohomish County and Chelan County, also straddling the boundary between the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest. The South Cascade Glacier lies below its western slope, and the LeConte Glacier lies on the northeast slope. Its nearest higher peak is Spire Point, 3.03 mi (4.88 km) to the south-southwest.
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Wikidata Q14713890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2502 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 17.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 22 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Guard Peak: 0.2 mi
- Lizard Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Le Conte Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Spire Point: 3.0 mi
- Dome Peak: 3.7 mi
- Green View Falls: 10.4 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 12.6 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lyman Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.7 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 18.5 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 19.5 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 20.6 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 21.4 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 22.4 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 11.4 mi
- North Cascading: 22.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.0 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 23.6 mi
- Grassy Point: 11.9 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 15.7 mi
- Painted Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 21.4 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.9 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 15.2 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 21.6 mi
- Holden Museum: 16.4 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 23.9 mi
- The Garden: 16.9 mi
- Moore: 21.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 23.8 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | SE 135° | 2,900 m | 11.4 mi |
| Goode Mountain | NE 34° | 2,812 m | 10.6 mi |
| Buckner Mountain | N 11° | 2,779 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dome Peak | S 172° | 2,719 m | 3.7 mi |
| Boston Peak | N 1° | 2,711 m | 9.6 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | N 356° | 2,687 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | N 1° | 2,646 m | 9.3 mi |
| Storm King | NNE 30° | 2,597 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:20 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:18 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546374
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 11 mi
- North Cascades · 17 mi
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