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Salmon

Salmon from directly overhead

Salmon is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Asselt Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 3.5 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A 225-square-foot mural of salmon swimming by island shapes through crackled surface, with iridescent colors.

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Coordinates47.53870, -122.29332

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Van Asselt Park: 0.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bamboo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shaffer Park: 0.3 mi
  • John C. Little Senior Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Snoqualmie P-Patch: 1.9 mi
  • Mountainside: 2.1 mi
  • Fera Fera Forest: 2.1 mi
  • Tom Kubota Stroll Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.7 mi
  • Camp Long: 4.0 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 5.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 54
  • First Hill: 3.9 mi
  • High Point: 3.9 mi
  • First Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 2.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 4.7 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waterwall: 7.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Licton Springs: 11.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 104°1,004 m23.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 102°994.257 m22.5 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 102°913 m16.5 mi
West Tiger #1E 99°891 m15.0 mi
West Tiger #2E 98°841 m14.5 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 104°795 m15.5 mi
Taylor MountainESE 107°792 m19.5 mi
Brew HillESE 109°774 m20.4 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:5515:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 1 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211765148

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