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Garden of Color and Light

Garden of Color and Light from directly overhead

Garden of Color and Light is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gazebo, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 6.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

55 styles of opalescent, irid, dichroic and transparent glass on aluminum as fencing treatment.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.68913, -122.31747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maple Leaf Reservoir Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rainbow Point: 0.5 mi
  • Perkins Place: 0.5 mi
  • Froula Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sacajawea Playground: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 0.3 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.0 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 2.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • World Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Licton Springs Park: 1.2 mi
  • Charles Cowen Park Gate: 1.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.7 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 45
  • Promontory Point: 3.1 mi
  • Kite Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Magnolia: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.3 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 16
  • Waterwall: 8.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 1.2 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 1.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 129°913 m22.1 mi
West Tiger #1SE 129°891 m20.4 mi
West Tiger #2SE 129°841 m19.9 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 131°795 m21.4 mi
West Tiger #3SE 129°770 m19.6 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 133°629 m22.9 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 134°619 m22.9 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 135°618 m17.9 mi

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770314

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