Information About

Sentinel Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 59' 35.999" N,
136 ° 33' 47.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

Elevation

3960 ft (1207.01 m)

Sentinel Peak in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1.6 mi. NW of terminus of Carroll Glacier, 74 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1892 by Reid (1896, p. 430) because Carroll Glacier is "guarded by Sentinel Peak * * *."

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Sentinel Peak

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Queen Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Baldwin Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Morse Glacier, Muir Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Romer Glacier, Scidmore Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mount Abdallah, Black Cap Mountain, Gable Mountain, Mount Merriam, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Ridges: