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Lenin

Lenin from directly overhead

Lenin is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Space in Fremont, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.2 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65136, -122.35095

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • A. B. Ernst Park: 0.1 mi
  • Troll's Knoll Park: 0.2 mi
  • Vintners Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterway 23: 0.3 mi
  • Fremont Canal Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.7 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 2.2 mi
  • East Green Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Tikvah's Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Streissguth Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Desert: 1.9 mi
  • Cool Tropics: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • MV Skansonia: 1.2 mi
  • Historic Carousel: 1.3 mi
  • Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 1.7 mi
  • Virginia V: 1.7 mi
  • Arthur Foss: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 3.3 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.6 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.0 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 2.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.3 mi
  • Shelter #1: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.3 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Licton Springs: 3.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 121°913 m21.9 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 120°891 m20.2 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 120°841 m19.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 123°795 m21.1 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 120°770 m19.4 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 126°629 m22.4 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 126°619 m22.5 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 126°618 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1300908709

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