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Leaf Legend

Leaf Legend from directly overhead

Leaf Legend is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Mount Turner stands 1,025 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Strata Benches, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Entrance walkway to Center is scattered with real leaves trowled and bronze leaves inset into the concrete.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65777, -122.40629

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Beaches
  • Gilman Avenue West Street End: 0.6 mi
  • West Cramer Street End: 0.7 mi
  • 48th Avenue West Street End: 0.7 mi
  • West Sheridan Street End: 0.8 mi
  • West Dravus Street End: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Magnolia Bluff: 0.8 mi
  • Magnolia: 0.9 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 4.7 mi
  • First Hill: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 30
Lighthouses: 22
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 11.1 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TurnerWNW 283°1,025 m24.7 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 119°913 m24.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 118°891 m22.7 mi
Mount WalkerWNW 291°844 m24.7 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 118°841 m22.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 120°795 m23.6 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 117°770 m21.8 mi
Green HillW 281°725 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:12
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770261

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