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Legend of the Moon

Legend of the Moon from directly overhead

Legend of the Moon is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Baseball, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
Red Cedar Wood
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.66339, -122.12198

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Stillwater Natural Area (King County): 7.6 mi
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 7.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Kite Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Promontory Point: 6.2 mi
  • Union Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Norway Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Ring Hill: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 32
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Waterwall: 4.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Legend of the Moon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 118°1,459 m22.6 mi
Dixie PeakESE 117°1,404 m21.4 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 119°1,400 m21.2 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 119°1,326 m20.9 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 121°1,254 m20.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 134°1,004 m20.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 134°994.257 m19.4 mi
East Tiger MountainSE 146°913 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10314105826

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