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Sentinel Rock

Sentinel Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Sentinel Rock rises to 1,503 m in Wyoming. Lone Tree Hill stands 1,850 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Top, a peak 4.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58163, -104.87775

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lusk Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Stagecoach Museum: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinel Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone Tree HillNE 56°1,850 m13.0 mi
Big Rawhide ButteE 89°1,845 m19.6 mi
Flattop ButteE 83°1,788 m19.2 mi
Deer HillSW 234°1,776 m23.5 mi
The LimestoneWSW 239°1,749 m24.9 mi
Middle Rawhide ButteE 93°1,728 m19.3 mi
Reeder HillWSW 243°1,707 m21.8 mi
Seldon PeakNE 45°1,694 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2319:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:2715:4416:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535435363716958443222
Precip in0.30.40.91.53.21.61.41.20.81.10.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glendo 6NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503996

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