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Philosopher

Philosopher from directly overhead

Philosopher is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Flash Mountain stands 909 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is LBA Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 2.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates47.01450, -122.85504

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • LBA Park: 0.1 mi
  • LBA Woods: 0.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Park: 0.3 mi
  • Chambers Lake Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Margaret McKenny Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bartlett Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Cosgrave Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Hayes Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Rumble Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Fitch Hill: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 46
Gardens: 33
  • Panorama Resident Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Wendell Berry Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Capitol Sunken Garden: 2.8 mi
Museums: 33
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
  • McAllister Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Silver Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Nisqually Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Mima Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Kennedy Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Bloody Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Porter Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Environmental Study Area: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Point: 17.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Philosopher. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flash MountainW 262°909 m13.1 mi
Larch MountainW 262°774 m13.4 mi
Rock Candy MountainW 268°701 m12.1 mi
Crawford MountainSSE 160°453 m12.6 mi
Northcraft MountainS 170°429 m13.0 mi
Mount MollyWSW 249°344 m11.8 mi
Little Larch MountainWSW 252°342 m13.0 mi
Blumauer HillS 175°291 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1720:2321:11
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5515:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12143243737

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