Sentinel Point

Sentinel Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sentinel Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sentinel Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84054, -105.10470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sentinel Point

• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~13 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~15 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~21 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~22 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~24 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sentinel Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sentinel Point

• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~15 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~49 km · Must-see

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