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Hydro Roots from the project Vista

Hydro Roots from the project Vista from directly overhead

Hydro Roots from the project Vista is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tidal Wave Story, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.3 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Cast concrete and stainless steel tree planters. The foundation of the concept is the give and receive relationship between roots and water.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.57152, -122.30827

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Stevens Place: 0.4 mi
  • McClellan Place: 0.5 mi
  • York Park: 0.6 mi
  • 12th Avenue South Viewpoint: 0.6 mi
  • View Point Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.2 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.1 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 7.0 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 54
  • First Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.2 mi
  • First Hill: 3.2 mi
  • High Point: 3.9 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 1.5 mi
  • Shelter 2: 3.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 6.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Licton Springs: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 108°1,004 m24.7 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 107°994.257 m23.8 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 109°913 m17.8 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 107°891 m16.2 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 106°841 m15.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 110°795 m16.9 mi
Taylor MountainESE 113°792 m20.9 mi
Brew HillESE 114°774 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770075

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