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Cloud Stones

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Cloud Stones is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Springs Park, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 7.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A series of 13 stone domes that run throughout Mineral Springs Park, leading the viewer down the path and out into the meadow areas. The domes have various heights and range in diameter from 2 to 5 feet. Eight dome-shaped stones are carved from black gr

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
granite;marble
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.70557, -122.33602

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mineral Springs Park: 0.1 mi
  • Jack and Irene Curran Fountain Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel: 0.6 mi
  • Hubbard Homestead Park: 0.6 mi
  • Northgate Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 0.3 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 1.5 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Robert Eagle Staff Mini Forest: 0.8 mi
  • Harkness Park: 0.9 mi
  • Concrete Wall Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Split-Rail Fence Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Shady Woodland Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Museums
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 45
  • Promontory Point: 4.4 mi
  • Kite Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.7 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.5 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 9.5 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Waterwall: 9.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 0.5 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 129°913 m23.5 mi
West Tiger #1SE 130°891 m21.8 mi
West Tiger #2SE 130°841 m21.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 132°795 m22.8 mi
West Tiger #3SE 130°770 m20.9 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 134°629 m24.3 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 134°619 m24.4 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 136°618 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2716:21

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770320

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