The Sentinel
The Sentinel rises to 2,679 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Guardhouse, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Glacier County, Montana, United States.
Wikidata Q49082956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,679 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Guardhouse: 0.6 mi
- Thunderbird Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chapman Peak: 2.6 mi
- Shaheeya Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mount Carter: 3.6 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 1.4 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 3.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.6 mi
- Atsina Falls: 8.3 mi
- Paiota Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Hawksbill: 1.3 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 12.1 mi
- Glacier Wall: 17.2 mi
- Grinnell Point: 17.8 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 15.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 17.3 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of The Sentinel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | E 90° | 3,190 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kintla Peak | W 280° | 3,079 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Merritt | ESE 110° | 3,054 m | 11.0 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | WNW 288° | 3,032 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Carter | SW 232° | 3,000 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SW 230° | 2,988 m | 4.9 mi |
| Long Knife Peak | WNW 300° | 2,959 m | 10.1 mi |
| Vulture Peak | S 184° | 2,937 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 29 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357931238
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- Glacier National Park · 20 mi
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