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Sentinel Rest Area

Sentinel Rest Area from directly overhead

Sentinel Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Bunyan Peak stands 726 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tonk, a historic site 5.7 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Arizona Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.85486, -113.25267
Around it

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Sentinel Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Agua Caliente Mountains: 10.8 mi
  • White Mountain: 12.6 mi
  • Half White Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Aztec Hills: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Tonk: 5.7 mi
  • Sears Point: 8.5 mi
  • Oatman Family Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Horn Railway Station: 15.8 mi
  • Painted Rock Petroglyph Site: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinel Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunyan PeakNE 43°726 m24.5 mi
Face MountainN 8°568 m20.0 mi
Aguila MountainsSSW 200°535 m15.3 mi
Oatman MountainNNE 24°526 m15.4 mi
Montezuma HeadN 7°525 m20.8 mi
Turtleback MountainNNW 337°454 m21.4 mi
White HillsE 99°449 m23.9 mi
Baragan MountainNW 325°384 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:1218:45
June solstice05:2619:0919:45
September equinox06:2217:5918:31
December solstice07:3216:5417:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864697785929286756354

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dateland Whitewing RCH, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/954500615

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