The Sentinel
The Sentinel rises to 2,148 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Hive, a peak 0.5 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 223 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
The Sentinel is a 7,120+ ft (2,170+ m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States, that is part of the Towers of the Virgin. The national park map lists the elevation as 7,157-feet.
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Wikidata Q49082958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,148 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 2 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- Sheep, Mountain Zion · 5 mi
- Checkerboard Mesa · 6 mi
223 named places within 25 miles
- Bee Hive: 0.5 mi
- Abraham Peak: 0.8 mi
- Three Patriarchs: 1.0 mi
- Isaac Peak: 1.0 mi
- Meridian Tower: 1.1 mi
- Cabin Spring: 4.0 mi
- Stave Spring (seasonal): 4.7 mi
- Mystery Springs: 5.2 mi
- Rimrock Spring: 6.0 mi
- Potato Hollow Springs: 6.2 mi
- Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 0.9 mi
- Upper Emerald Pool: 2.0 mi
- Middle Emerald Pool: 2.1 mi
- Lower Emerald Pool: 2.1 mi
- Zion National Park: 2.1 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.6 mi
- Virgin Town Park: 11.7 mi
- Falls Park: 12.6 mi
- La Verkin Park: 16.0 mi
- The Streaked Wall: 0.6 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Millet Point: 16.3 mi
- Cottonwood Point: 18.3 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 1.5 mi
- Menu Falls: 4.0 mi
- Double Falls: 4.2 mi
- Barrier Falls: 4.2 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Grafton: 7.1 mi
- Powell Plaque: 7.4 mi
- The Windlass: 11.9 mi
- Pit-house: 16.6 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 17.7 mi
- Northrop: 5.0 mi
- Adventure: 6.9 mi
- Grafton: 7.0 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 9.0 mi
- Silver Reef: 21.3 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 17.7 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 21.3 mi
- Moqui Cave: 24.2 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Shingle Creek Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 17.2 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sentinel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | SW 236° | 2,383 m | 2.6 mi |
| The East Temple | ESE 113° | 2,356 m | 1.8 mi |
| Church Mesa | NNW 341° | 2,250 m | 1.9 mi |
| North Guardian Angel | NW 325° | 2,249 m | 7.2 mi |
| Meridian Tower | W 269° | 2,233 m | 1.1 mi |
| Greatheart Mesa | NNW 336° | 2,232 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | SW 230° | 2,186 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Sundial | WSW 244° | 2,184 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1433423 — The Sentinel, Washington County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356674558
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 6 mi
- Mount Carmel Junction · 17 mi
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