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Lantern Gateway

Lantern Gateway from directly overhead

Lantern Gateway is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyline Canopies, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.9 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Two columns topped with cube-shaped glass fixtures with steel plates perforated in a house pattern, a pair of notched cantilevered cedar glulam beams support a plexiglas and perforated aluminum roof panel.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62153, -122.30721

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Miller Playfield: 0.1 mi
  • Miller Triangle: 0.1 mi
  • Prentis I. Frazier Park: 0.3 mi
  • Williams Place: 0.3 mi
  • Seven Hills Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.1 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 4.8 mi
  • Camp Long: 5.4 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.4 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 57
  • East Harrison Street End: 1.2 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Madison Park Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Bay Street End: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Cherry Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 0.6 mi
  • First Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.3 mi
  • First Hill: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 4.4 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waterwall: 6.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 119°913 m19.1 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 118°891 m17.5 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 117°841 m16.9 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 121°795 m18.3 mi
Taylor MountainESE 121°792 m22.4 mi
Brew HillESE 122°774 m23.4 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 117°770 m16.6 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 124°629 m19.6 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 solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770198

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