Sentinel Rock
Sentinel Rock rises to 2,134 m in California. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Fall, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Granitic peak in Mariposa County, California.
Wikidata Q3478792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 8 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 17 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Point: 0.6 mi
- Sentinel Dome: 0.7 mi
- Moran Point: 0.7 mi
- Lower Brother: 1.2 mi
- Taft Point: 1.2 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 0.3 mi
- Staircase Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 1.6 mi
- Middle Cascades: 1.8 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 1.9 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 1.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 1.4 mi
- Indian Village: 1.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 1.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 4.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 4.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 11.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 11.2 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 11.9 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.1 mi
- Profile Cliff: 1.2 mi
- The Fissures: 1.2 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 5.0 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 1.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 16.2 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 19.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.4 mi
- Moss Spring: 3.7 mi
- Black Spring: 3.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 4.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 11.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.1 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.7 mi
- El Portal Park: 11.1 mi
- Midpines Park: 22.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
- Bennettville: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Sentinel Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 112° | 3,526 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 104° | 3,512 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 29° | 3,308 m | 9.3 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | E 101° | 3,206 m | 10.1 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 96° | 3,182 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 65° | 3,028 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 60° | 3,026 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SSE 156° | 2,956 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253840 — Sentinel Rock, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/8754416598
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 2 mi
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