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Peek-a-Boo Point

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Looking north from Peek-a-Boo Point. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Peek-a-Boo Point sits along the byway connecting SR 101 near Union to SR 3 near Belfair, at an elevation of 390 feet. The land drops 331 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, facing north. From this point, Harvey Rendsland County Park is visible to the north-northeast at 3.8 miles, sitting at 403 feet. Ingvald J Gronvold Park lies to the northwest at 5.4 miles and 84 feet, while Foothills County Park is also northwest, at a distance of 6.6 miles and an elevation of 647 feet.

Tacoma is located 30.6 miles east-southeast of the overlook, Federal Way is 34.5 miles to the east, and Seattle is 39.3 miles east-northeast. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:16 and sunset at 21:13. The December solstice brings a shorter span, with sunrise at 07:57 and sunset at 16:25. Equinox daylight hours fall between these extremes, with sunrise around 07:00-07:16 and sunset near 19:12-19:25 in March and September.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
390 ft
View
North · 0°
Relief
331 ft drop
In view
3 named features
A view of the generating station and the penstocks that supply its water from Union, Washington.
Takeshita kenji · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Taylor Creek in Seattle's Lakeridge Park
BWorks · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Mts. Ellinor and Washington seen from town of Union along Hood Canal.
Nomadic Lana · CC BY 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Harvey Rendsland County Park403 ftnorth-northeast · 3.8 mi
  • Ingvald J Gronvold Park84 ftnorthwest · 5.4 mi
  • Foothills County Park647 ftnorthwest · 6.6 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1619:2518:45
June solstice05:1621:1320:25
September equinox07:0019:1218:31
December solstice07:5716:2515:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Tacoma30.6 mi east-southeast
  • Federal Way34.5 mi east
  • Seattle39.3 mi east-northeast
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How high is Peek-a-Boo Point?

Peek-a-Boo Point sits at about 390 feet (119 m).

What can you see from Peek-a-Boo Point?

From Peek-a-Boo Point: Harvey Rendsland County Park (NNE, 3.8 mi); Ingvald J Gronvold Park (NW, 5.4 mi); Foothills County Park (NW, 6.6 mi).

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Tacoma, 31 miles ESE of Peek-a-Boo Point.

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