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Story Viewers

Story Viewers from directly overhead

Story Viewers is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Paragon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 2.9 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The artwork consists of 5 story viewers. A salmon story, told to the artist by Native American elders, is depicted with story viewers that provide views of the river through the eyes of the salmon in the story.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.55870, -122.35078

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.1 mi
  • Puget Park: 0.2 mi
  • sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat: 0.3 mi
  • Pigeon Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Puget Ridge Edible Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches: 60
  • South Holgate Street End: 1.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 2.1 mi
  • Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 2.2 mi
  • Fairmount Avenue Southwest Street End: 2.3 mi
  • Lowman Beach: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 48
  • High Point: 1.8 mi
  • First Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 3.0 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 8.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 104°913 m19.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 102°891 m17.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 101°841 m17.4 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 106°795 m18.5 mi
Taylor MountainESE 109°792 m22.5 mi
Brew HillESE 110°774 m23.4 mi
West Tiger #3E 101°770 m17.1 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 110°629 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:11
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211765155

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