Two Sentinels
Two Sentinels rises to 2,641 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Point, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,641 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 19 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 25 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Point: 0.7 mi
- Carson Spur: 0.8 mi
- Glove Rock: 1.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Castle Point: 1.8 mi
- Wester Park: 8.8 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 11.4 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 12.6 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 15.1 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 5.1 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 5.9 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 8.8 mi
- Singleton Springs: 9.1 mi
- Ham Spring: 11.4 mi
- Machado Postpile: 3.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.5 mi
- Detox Wall: 8.7 mi
- Distillery Wall: 8.7 mi
- Sugar Bun: 13.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 5.3 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 5.3 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 8.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 12.3 mi
- Elkus: 17.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.3 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 15.8 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Linder Grove: 8.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 9.5 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 12.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 13.1 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 15.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Balancing Rock: 20.2 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 20.6 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 21.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 22.6 mi
- Pope Beach: 16.8 mi
- Kiva Beach: 16.9 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 18.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 19.6 mi
- Nevada Beach: 20.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 16.5 mi
- Baldwin Home: 16.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 17.8 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 23.2 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 24.8 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.8 mi
- St Theresa: 17.7 mi
- Peep Sight: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Two Sentinels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ESE 117° | 3,164 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Sisters | ESE 119° | 3,094 m | 5.0 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | E 80° | 3,067 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stevens Peak | ENE 67° | 3,061 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | ENE 76° | 3,052 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 340° | 3,043 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dicks Peak | NNW 346° | 3,042 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Price | NNW 338° | 3,040 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358821600
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 20 mi
- Homewood · 27 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 27 mi
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