Gates
Gates is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Family, a garden 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 3.3 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 3.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 3.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 3 mi
- East Portal View · 3 mi
- Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Family: 0.1 mi
- Lindens: 0.1 mi
- Witt Winter Garden: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pinetum: 0.2 mi
- Origin Of The Eagle Clan: 0.2 mi
- Union: 0.3 mi
- Skylight Aperture Sundial: 0.4 mi
- Story of North Island (Totem Pole): 0.6 mi
- Rollback Bench: 0.6 mi
- Beaver Lodge Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- East Gateway Park: 0.5 mi
- East Montlake Park: 0.5 mi
- West Gateway Park: 0.5 mi
- Montlake Playfield: 0.7 mi
- Anna Thomsen Milburn Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Louisa Boren Plaque: 0.8 mi
- Ginkgo biloba: 0.8 mi
- Efficiency: 1.0 mi
- Faith: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.7 mi
- Reading Room: 1.3 mi
- Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 1.3 mi
- Three Brick Monoliths: 1.3 mi
- MV Skansonia: 1.7 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Henry Art Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: 1.6 mi
- Unity Museum: 1.7 mi
- Center for Wooden Boats: 2.1 mi
- Waldo Woods: 3.6 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.5 mi
- Licorice Fern Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 1.3 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.3 mi
- East Green Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 3.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.8 mi
- First Hill: 2.5 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 2.9 mi
- Promontory Point: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.7 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.9 mi
- Shelter #1: 5.2 mi
- Quarters A: 6.7 mi
- Quarters B: 6.7 mi
- West Point Light: 6.7 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Oil House: 17.8 mi
- Waterwall: 5.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 10.4 mi
- Far Country Falls: 11.3 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Doughty Falls: 12.0 mi
- Pigeon Point: 5.6 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Scatchet Head: 19.8 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.2 mi
- Licton Springs: 4.6 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 123° | 913 m | 19.3 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 122° | 891 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 122° | 841 m | 17.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | SE 125° | 795 m | 18.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 124° | 792 m | 22.6 mi |
| Brew Hill | SE 125° | 774 m | 23.6 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 122° | 770 m | 16.7 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | SE 128° | 629 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1692547404
Day trips start here
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 0 mi
- Seattle/University District · 1 mi
- Seattle/Fremont · 2 mi
- Seattle · 3 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 3 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 3 mi
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