Dirty Harry's Balcony sits at 2,524 feet along the byway between East Sunset Way in Issaquah and Thorp, facing 210 degrees with terrain dropping 1,081 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. McClellan Butte rises to the south-southwest at 1.9 miles and 5,135 feet; it is a peak in the Cascade Range in King County, Washington, located 11 miles east of North Bend, with a hiking trail known as a difficult alternative to the more crowded Mount Si trail. Other peaks visible include Mount Kent to the south at 3.0 miles and 5,075 feet, Duke of Kent to the south at 3.4 miles and 4,797 feet, Duchess of Kent to the south-southeast at 3.2 miles and 4,653 feet, and Songbird Peak and Change Peak to the west-southwest and west. Viewpoints Hall Point and J's Landing lie to the west at roughly 2.5 to 2.6 miles. The towns of Kent, Bellevue, and Seattle are all located to the west or west-northwest, between about 29 and 36 miles away. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise around 05:10 near the June solstice and around 07:52 near the December solstice.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 19:19 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:08 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 19:06 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:19 | 15:26 |
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McClellan Butte is a prominent peak in the Cascade Range in King County, Washington 11 miles east of North Bend. The McClellan Butte hiking trail is a difficult trail known as an alternative to Mount Si's crowded trail.
Dirty Harry's Balcony sits at about 2,524 feet (769 m).
From Dirty Harry's Balcony: McClellan Butte (SSW, 1.9 mi); Hall Point (W, 2.5 mi); J's Landing (W, 2.6 mi); Easter Island (WSW, 3.0 mi).
Kent, 29 miles W of Dirty Harry's Balcony.
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