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West Sentinel

West Sentinel, seen from above at true elevation

West Sentinel rises to 3,829 m in Wyoming. Gannett Peak stands 4,206 m to the west-southwest, 1.0 miles off. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3829 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.18967, -109.63571

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Salt Barrels Park: 20.5 mi
  • Tom Orcutt Memorial Park: 24.6 mi
  • Split Diamond Park: 24.6 mi
  • Burzlander Park: 24.8 mi
  • Trails Creek Park: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Water slide: 7.0 mi
  • Bomber Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Bull Lake Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gypsum Spring: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of West Sentinel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gannett PeakWSW 248°4,206 m1.0 mi
Fremont PeakSSE 169°4,177 m4.6 mi
Turret PeakSSE 154°4,147 m1.9 mi
Doublet PeakS 170°4,143 m1.8 mi
Mount HelenS 175°4,128 m2.7 mi
Mount SacagaweaS 172°4,119 m3.7 mi
Dinwoody PeakS 174°4,115 m1.8 mi
Jackson PeakSSE 161°4,114 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:4020:1921:03
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:4816:0016:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415058656354433224
Precip in0.10.30.41.12.11.20.70.61.00.70.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burris, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507175

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