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Mountains:

The pathless mountains in the Senitnel Range are some of the most difficult in the entire forest preserve to explore. The rugged terrain and dense boreal conifers of the upper elevations make for very difficult back-country climbing conditions. There seemingly smaller stature and close proximety to roadway belies the difficulties that await. The pathless summits should only be attempted by experienced wilderness navigators. There are 5 primary summits in the Sentinel range and all five are among the highest 100 peaks in the Adirondacks. Only one has a trail. Click each for more details.

Kilburn Mountain (3892'):
Kilburn is the highest peak in the Sentinel Range. It is completely pathless and a bushwhack hike from every direction. The summit is wooded, but a ledge just below offers some of the best views in the area.

Sentinel Mountain (3838'):
The namesake the the range (and Wilderness Area). Located in the northeast corner of the Range, it is also pathless, though some informal herd paths exist near the summit.

Stewart Mountain (3602'):
Directly adjacent from the Whiteface Mt. Ski center. Stewart is a veritable medieval fortress of impenetrable boreal conifer thickets near the top. The toughest peak in the entire range to climb, by a lot.

Pitchoff Mountain (3600'):
The only significant peak in the Wilderness area that has a formal trail to the summit. A long, narrow mountain with 5 sub-summits makes for a great day of hiking.

Slide Mountain (3584'):
While this peak has no formal trail and is pathless, it is by far, the easiest pathless peak in the range to climb. Forgiving deciduous forest reach high up towards the summit.