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Changing Form

Changing Form from directly overhead

Changing Form is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerry Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A square frame with a circle cut out of the middle stacked on a triangular frame with circles cut out of each side. The top piece used to rotate, but has since been secured by the artist for safety of public and artwork.

What the record says

Material
cor-ten_steel

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62948, -122.35993

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kerry Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bayview-Kinnear Park: 0.0 mi
  • Franklin Place: 0.1 mi
  • Highland Place: 0.2 mi
  • Kinnear Place: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Three Car Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • West Thomas Street End: 0.6 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 0.8 mi
  • Bay Street End: 0.9 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.0 mi
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Queen Anne Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.1 mi
  • First Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waterwall: 8.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 117°913 m21.6 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 116°891 m19.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 115°841 m19.4 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 119°795 m20.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 119°792 m24.8 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 115°770 m19.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 122°629 m21.9 mi
South Tiger MountainESE 122°619 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/693337510

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