Sentinel Peak
Sentinel Peak rises to 2,936 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Panamint City, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sentinel Peak is a 9,634-foot-elevation (2,936-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near Panamint City, California. Sentinel Peak is the sixth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Johnson Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Happy and Surprise canyons.
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Wikidata Q48789953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2936.4 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 21 mi
- Turnout · 22 mi
- Turnout · 23 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brewery Spring: 3.3 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 4.2 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Spring: 5.9 mi
- Arrastre Spring: 6.3 mi
- Porter Peak: 3.4 mi
- Porter Peak: 3.5 mi
- Telescope Peak: 5.1 mi
- Slims Peak: 6.3 mi
- Bennett Peak: 7.7 mi
- Stone Corral: 4.5 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 5.1 mi
- Clair Camp: 5.4 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 5.6 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 12.0 mi
- Panamint City: 1.8 mi
- Ballarat: 8.8 mi
- Valley Wells: 23.4 mi
- Skidoo: 23.7 mi
- Badwater Basin: 19.6 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 23.7 mi
- Dry fall: 21.8 mi
- Dry fall: 22.0 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | N 353° | 3,369 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rogers Peak | N 357° | 3,045 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 354° | 3,027 m | 7.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 160° | 2,774 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 360° | 2,763 m | 12.4 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 159° | 2,756 m | 3.5 mi |
| Maturango Peak | W 274° | 2,670 m | 23.4 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | W 271° | 2,662 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 28 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4742401221
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 24 mi
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