BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 14, 2024
Alone in the southwest corner of Baxter State Park, Sentinel Mountain has a fitting name. Surrounded by pristine ponds and lowlands, it rears up out of the forest, standing guard over one of Maine’s most beloved swathes of conserved wilderness. The mountain tops off at just 1,842 feet above sea level, making it one of the smaller peaks in the park. Yet from its bare granite ledges, hikers are rewarded with open views of Maine’s tallest mountain, Katahdin, as well as neighboring behemoths such as Doubletop, OJI, Barren and The Owl.