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Sentinel Peak

Sentinel Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Peak rises to 1,872 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Sentinel Peak is located near Johnsondale, California. It is a popular with Boy Scouts visiting Camp Whitsett, with several hundred scouts hiking the mountain each week in the summer. It is in Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest.

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Wikidata Q7451332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01559, -118.52681

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 46
Parks: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Cabin 242: 2.9 mi
  • Cabin 236: 2.9 mi
  • Cabin 240: 2.9 mi
  • Cabin 234: 3.0 mi
  • R-Ranch Adult Building: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sirretta PeakESE 120°3,041 m12.5 mi
Sherman PeakE 93°3,020 m7.6 mi
Lookout MountainENE 71°2,963 m9.0 mi
Cannell PeakSE 138°2,887.1 m13.9 mi
Bald MountainE 89°2,863 m15.2 mi
Schaeffer MountainENE 62°2,843 m8.3 mi
Slate MountainNNW 329°2,829 m5.4 mi
Jordan PeakNNW 341°2,774 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3819:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice07:0216:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792429

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