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This page is about the mountain range in Antarctica. For the range in the northern Canadian Rockies, see Sentinel Range (Canada).

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Sentinel Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Vinson
Elevation	4,892 m (16,050 ft)
Dimensions
Length	185 km (115 mi) NNW-SSE
Width	48 km (30 mi)
Geography
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Continent	Antarctica
State/Province	Ellsworth Land
Range coordinates	78°10′S 85°30′W / 78.167°S 85.500°W / -78.167; -85.500
Parent range	Ellsworth Mountains
Borders on	Heritage Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about 185 km (115 mi) and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide. Many peaks rise over 4,000 m (13,100 ft) and Vinson Massif (4892 m) in the southern part of the range is the highest elevation on the continent.

Sentinel Range comprises a main ridge (featuring Vinson Massif in its southern portion) and a number of distinct heights, ridges and mountains on its east side, including (south to north) Petvar Heights, Doyran Heights, Veregava Ridge, Flowers Hills, Sullivan Heights, Barnes Ridge, Maglenik Heights, Probuda Ridge, Bangey Heights, Sostra Heights and Gromshin Heights. It is separated from Bastien Range to the southwest by Nimitz Glacier, and from Heritage Range to the south by lower Minnesota Glacier.

The range was first sighted and photographed from the air on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth who in naming it recognised its prominent position as a landmark on an otherwise featureless ice surface. The range was first visited and partially surveyed in January 1958 during the Sentinel Mountains Traverse led by Charles R. Bentley. The entire range was subsequently mapped by USGS from aerial photography taken by the U.S. Navy, 1958-61.

Northern Sentinel Range, USGS map
Central and southern Sentinel Range, USGS map

Key mountains and peaks
Maps
Features
See also

Key mountains and peaks

Mountain	Metres	Feet	Coordinates
Mount Vinson	4,892	16,050	78°31′31.74″S 85°37′1.73″W / 78.5254833°S 85.6171472°W / -78.5254833; -85.6171472
Mount Tyree	4,852	15,919	78°24′42″S 85°51′43″W / 78.41167°S 85.86194°W / -78.41167; -85.86194
Clinch Peak	4,841	15,883	78°32′08″S 85°30′45″W / 78.53556°S 85.51250°W / -78.53556; -85.51250
Corbet Peak	4,822	15,820	78°31′31″S 85°32′50″W / 78.52528°S 85.54722°W / -78.52528; -85.54722
Schoening Peak	4,743	15,561	78°31′36″S 85°27′57″W / 78.52667°S 85.46583°W / -78.52667; -85.46583
Hollister Peak	4,729	15,515	78°32′43″S 85°35′19″W / 78.54528°S 85.58861°W / -78.54528; -85.58861
Príncipe de Asturias Peak	4,680	15,354	78°32′50″S 85°42′32″W / 78.54722°S 85.70889°W / -78.54722; -85.70889
Mount Shinn	4,660	15,289	78°27′S 85°46′W / 78.450°S 85.767°W / -78.450; -85.767
Fukushima Peak	4,634	15,203	78°33′31″S 85°34′16″W / 78.55861°S 85.57111°W / -78.55861; -85.57111
Marts Peak	4,551	14,931	78°32′18″S 85°24′07″W / 78.53833°S 85.40194°W / -78.53833; -85.40194
Branscomb Peak	4,520	14,829	78°30′57″S 85°41′44″W / 78.51583°S 85.69556°W / -78.51583; -85.69556
Opalchenie Peak	4,503.5	14,775	78°34′02″S 85°34′53″W / 78.56722°S 85.58139°W / -78.56722; -85.58139
Mount Rutford	4,477	14,688	78°36′S 85°18′W / 78.600°S 85.300°W / -78.600; -85.300
Mount Craddock	4,368	14,331	78°38′S 85°12′W / 78.633°S 85.200°W / -78.633; -85.200
Mount Anderson	4,254	13,957	78°09′S 86°13′W / 78.150°S 86.217°W / -78.150; -86.217
Mount Bentley	4,245	13,927	78°07′S 86°14′W / 78.117°S 86.233°W / -78.117; -86.233
Mount Ostenso	4,180	13,714	78°18′S 86°11′W / 78.300°S 86.183°W / -78.300; -86.183
Peak 4111	4,160	13,648	78°13′S 86°08′W / 78.217°S 86.133°W / -78.217; -86.133
Mount Giovinetto	4,090	13,419	78°16′S 86°10′W / 78.267°S 86.167°W / -78.267; -86.167
Evans Peak	3,950	12,959	78°17′S 85°58′W / 78.283°S 85.967°W / -78.283; -85.967
Mount Goldthwait	3,815	12,516	77°59′S 86°03′W / 77.983°S 86.050°W / -77.983; -86.050
Mount Davis	3,800	12,467	78°06′S 86°15′W / 78.100°S 86.250°W / -78.100; -86.250
Mount Press	3,760	12,336	78°09′18″S 85°59′45″W / 78.15500°S 85.99583°W / -78.15500; -85.99583
Mount Viets	3,600	11,811	78°15′S 86°06′W / 78.250°S 86.100°W / -78.250; -86.100
Mount Todd	3,600	11,811	78°05′39″S 85°52′39″W / 78.09417°S 85.87750°W / -78.09417; -85.87750
Mount Dalrymple	3,600	11,811	77°56′S 86°03′W / 77.933°S 86.050°W / -77.933; -86.050
Mount Hale	3,595	11,795	78°04′S 86°19′W / 78.067°S 86.317°W / -78.067; -86.317
Mount Tuck	3,560	11,680	78°29′S 84°50′W / 78.483°S 84.833°W / -78.483; -84.833
Mount Slaughter	3,444	11,299	78°37′S 85°38′W / 78.617°S 85.633°W / -78.617; -85.633
Knutzen Peak	3,373	11,066	78°29′47″S 85°56′35″W / 78.49639°S 85.94306°W / -78.49639; -85.94306
Eyer Peak	3,368	11,050	78°09′S 86°00′W / 78.150°S 86.000°W / -78.150; -86.000
Mount Atkinson	3,300	10,827	78°39′S 85°29′W / 78.650°S 85.483°W / -78.650; -85.483
Mount Allen	3,248	10,656	78°41′46″S 85°01′10″W / 78.69611°S 85.01944°W / -78.69611; -85.01944
Mount Alf	3,200	10,499	77°55′S 86°07′W / 77.917°S 86.117°W / -77.917; -86.117
Mount Waldron	3,100	10,171	78°27′S 84°53′W / 78.450°S 84.883°W / -78.450; -84.883
Mount Milton	3,000	9,843	78°48′S 84°48′W / 78.800°S 84.800°W / -78.800; -84.800
Vanand Peak	3,000	9,843	78°29′S 85°18′W / 78.483°S 85.300°W / -78.483; -85.300