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Break Point

Break Point from directly overhead

Break Point is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Highpoint, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON passes 1.5 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Abstract pattern of two figures playing basketball.

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Coordinates47.54081, -122.37490

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • High Point Community Center and Playfield: 0.1 mi
  • School House Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mulberry Park: 0.2 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Street Ravine: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Beaches: 60
  • Private beach: 1.1 mi
  • Lowman Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Southwest Brace Point Drive Street End: 1.7 mi
  • Southwest 98th Street End: 2.0 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Midnight Express: 3.7 mi
  • Air Force One: 3.8 mi
  • Sputnik 1 (engineering model): 4.0 mi
  • Wright Flyer: 4.0 mi
  • Resurs-500 Descent Module: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 46
  • High Point: 0.2 mi
  • First Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 1.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Waterwall: 10.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Licton Springs: 11.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainE 100°913 m20.3 mi
West Tiger #1E 98°891 m18.8 mi
West Tiger #2E 97°841 m18.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 101°795 m19.3 mi
Taylor MountainESE 105°792 m23.2 mi
Brew HillESE 106°774 m24.1 mi
West Tiger #3E 96°770 m18.1 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 106°629 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211765149

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