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Sentinel Peak

Sentinel Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Peak rises to 1,828 m in Idaho. Idaho Point stands 1,983 m to the northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sentinel Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1828 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.84020, -116.04017

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Magee Historic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Eagle City Park: 14.6 mi
  • Kellogg City park: 21.3 mi
  • West Shoshone Park: 22.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 3
  • Veteran's Memorial: 21.3 mi
  • Sunshine Miners Memorial: 21.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bobtail Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Bloom Spring: 12.2 mi
Museums: 2
  • Spragpole Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Staff House Museum: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Crystal Gold Mine: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Idaho PointNE 50°1,982.724 m5.1 mi
Eighty PeakNE 51°1,970 m5.4 mi
Ulm PeakNE 39°1,967 m5.3 mi
Bottle PointENE 63°1,918 m5.5 mi
Bennett PeakSSE 165°1,894 m1.2 mi
Pond PeakNW 318°1,872 m0.8 mi
Little Sentinel PeakS 180°1,867 m0.5 mi
Gem PeakNE 50°1,857 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1619:57
June solstice05:4620:5921:47
September equinox07:3219:0319:44
December solstice08:3116:0116:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935435158646355433327
Precip in5.94.04.83.53.53.21.11.21.73.66.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prichard 3 ESE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662521

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