Sentinel Rock

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granite monolith natural monument rock formation

Sentinel Rock is a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, known for its sheer cliffs and striking views from the Yosemite Valley floor.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sentinel Rock canonical	2
Yosemite Point Buttress (Sentinel area)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	granite monolith ⓘ natural monument ⓘ rock formation ⓘ
access	viewed from valley trails and roads ⓘ
climbingType	multi-pitch routes ⓘ traditional climbing ⓘ
composition	granite ⓘ
elevation	about 7,038 feet above sea level ⓘ
featureType	buttress ⓘ cliff ⓘ
formedBy	glacial erosion ⓘ river erosion ⓘ
geologicalAge	Mesozoic granite ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasCliffType	sheer cliffs ⓘ
hasPhotoSubject	frequently photographed Yosemite landmark ⓘ
hasRoute	Chouinard–Herbert route ⓘ Sentinel Rock self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yosemite Point Buttress (Sentinel area)
hazard	rockfall risk on and below cliffs ⓘ
inNationalRegisterContext	within a U.S. National Historic Landmark district (Yosemite Valley) ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Mariposa County ⓘ surface form: Mariposa County, California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ
mountainRange	Sierra Nevada ⓘ
nameOrigin	named for its sentinel-like position over Yosemite Valley ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Cook’s Meadow ⓘ Sentinel Falls ⓘ Yosemite Falls ⓘ Yosemite Village ⓘ
notableFor	prominent vertical rock face ⓘ striking views from Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ
overlooks	Yosemite Valley ⓘ
partOf	Yosemite National Park cliff formations ⓘ
prominence	about 1,000 feet above Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ
region	western Sierra Nevada ⓘ
tourism	popular scenic landmark ⓘ visible from many viewpoints on Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ
usedFor	rock climbing ⓘ
viewpointFor	Yosemite Falls ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ surface form: Yosemite Valley floor
withinProtectedArea	Yosemite National Park ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Four Mile Trail → offersViewOf → Sentinel Rock ⓘ

Cook’s Meadow → hasViewOf → Sentinel Rock ⓘ

Sentinel Rock → hasRoute → Sentinel Rock self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yosemite Point Buttress (Sentinel area)