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Stan's Overlook

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Looking north-east from Stan's Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Stan's Overlook sits at 2,108 feet along the Mountains to Sound Greenway on I-90, facing 60 degrees with land dropping 862 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. The outlook faces toward sunrise, roughly 30 degrees off square to the light. Below and to the east and north, a cluster of parks marks the valley floor: Tollgate Farm Park and Tollgate Farm to the east-northeast, Meadowbrook Farm to the northeast, Gardiner Weeks Memorial Park, William Henry Taylor Railroad Park, and Si View Park to the east, and Centennial Fields Park, Sandy Cove Park, Railroad Community Park, and the Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion to the north, all between roughly 1.7 and 2.6 miles out and at elevations near 420 to 455 feet. Bellevue lies 18.7 miles west-northwest, Seattle 24.4 miles in the same direction, and Tacoma 33.1 miles west-southwest. Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint precedes this stop on the route, with Trail Head Vista next.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
2,108 ft
View
Northeast · 60°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
862 ft drop
In view
10 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
500px provided description: Sunrise At Rattlesnake Ledge Wa [#rattlesnake ledge washington sunrise fog clouds]
Phonan · CC BY 3.0 · source
Mount Si, just outside of North Bend, WA, USA, on a mostly cloudy evening, with reddish hue in the clouds and shining on the mountain top from sunset-induced Rayleigh scattering. Taken from Tollgate Farm Park.
ECTran71 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of Idaho taken during ISS Expedition 60.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 60.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 42.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Washington taken during ISS Expedition 23.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Tollgate Farm Park439 fteast-northeast · 1.7 mi
  • Meadowbrook Farm425 ftnortheast · 1.9 mi
  • Gardiner Weeks Memorial Park447 fteast · 2.1 mi
  • Centennial Fields Park424 ftnorth-northeast · 2.3 mi
  • William Henry Taylor Railroad Park449 fteast · 2.3 mi
  • Tollgate Farm432 fteast-northeast · 2.3 mi
  • Si View Park453 fteast · 2.4 mi
  • Sandy Cove Park425 ftnorth · 2.5 mi
  • Railroad Community Park424 ftnorth · 2.5 mi
  • Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion423 ftnorth · 2.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunrise — 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1119:2018:40
June solstice05:1121:0920:21
September equinox06:5519:0718:26
December solstice07:5316:1915:27

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Bellevue18.7 mi west-northwest
  • Seattle24.4 mi west-northwest
  • Tacoma33.1 mi west-southwest
← Before it: Lower Twin Falls ViewpointAfter it: Trail Head Vista →
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Common questions

How high is Stan's Overlook?

Stan's Overlook sits at about 2,108 feet (643 m).

What can you see from Stan's Overlook?

From Stan's Overlook: Tollgate Farm Park (ENE, 1.7 mi); Meadowbrook Farm (NE, 1.9 mi); Gardiner Weeks Memorial Park (E, 2.1 mi); Centennial Fields Park (NNE, 2.3 mi).

Is Stan's Overlook better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from Stan's Overlook toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Stan's Overlook?

Bellevue, 19 miles WNW of Stan's Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Stan's Overlook?

Trail Head Vista is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Stan's Overlook.

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