2435m (7989ft.)
Located in the Crowsnest River Valley; south buttress of Crowsnest Pass. Flathead Range, Park, Alberta Major headwater Oldman River.
Latitude 49; 36; 40 Longitude 114; 38; 10, Topo map 82G/10
Panorama viewpoint: Blairmore. Can be seen from Highway 3
Named in 1915. Presumably, Sentry Mountain keeps watch over the traffic through the Crowsnest Pass which lies just north of it. Official name. Other names Sentinel Mountain
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| Photo: Sentry Mountain from Phillipps Peak; Chinook Peak at left (courtesy Ed Michalski) More photos |
Other Information
Photo: Looking southeast to Sentry Mountain from Highway #3 at Crowsnest PassSentry Mountain is the northernmost peak of the Flathead Range. It was formerly named Sentinel Mountain but was renamed in 1915 to avoid confusion with other another peak named Sentinel which lies at the headwaters of Willow Creek west of Nanton. Presumably, Sentry Mountain keeps watch over the traffic through the Crowsnest Pass which lies just to the north of it.
Note that Sentry Peak is part of a trio of peaks known as The Goodsirs.
| Moderate scrambling via west ridge; minimal exposure. Diminutive Sentry Mountain guards over the windy gap of Crowsnest Pass, where blustery west winds whip the waters of Crowsnest Lake into a maelstrom of whitecaps. This ascent is largely a nontechnical ridge walk that becomes more interesting near the top. Good views throughout. Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies page 54 |