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Big Smile

Big Smile from directly overhead

Big Smile is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Crater Lake Peak stands 1,326 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Spire, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 3.7 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
aluminium
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.67619, -122.20579

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Marina Park: 0.1 mi
  • Peter Kirk Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Street End Park: 0.3 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • David E. Brink Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Magnuson Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Nutmeg: 2.9 mi
  • Doolittle Art Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Treuman Katz Sculpture Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 5.1 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 5.2 mi
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 6.0 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 6.1 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Kite Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Promontory Point: 2.3 mi
  • Norway Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 33
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
  • Shelter #1: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Waterwall: 4.8 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Smile. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater Lake PeakESE 116°1,326 m24.7 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 118°1,254 m24.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 129°1,004 m23.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 129°994.257 m22.9 mi
East Tiger MountainSE 137°913 m17.7 mi
West Tiger #1SE 138°891 m16.0 mi
West Tiger #2SE 138°841 m15.5 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 140°795 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:22
June solstice05:1120:2321:11
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11983732426

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