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The Gate

The Gate from directly overhead

The Gate is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gathering, a artwork 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 1.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.79201, -122.49150

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Cordata Park: 0.8 mi
  • VanWyck Park: 1.1 mi
  • Shuksan Meadows Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Julianna Park: 1.1 mi
  • Northern Lights Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 43
Beaches: 23
  • Squalicum Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Cornwall Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Public Access Beach: 5.4 mi
  • dogfish beach: 11.5 mi
  • Dogfish beach south: 11.6 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 12
  • Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 2.7 mi
  • York Community Farm: 3.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 10
  • I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 7.0 mi
  • Dan Cramer's Western Town: 8.8 mi
  • Samson Estates Winery: 9.4 mi
  • Stoney Ridge Farm: 9.5 mi
  • School Area: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Group Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • 6: 16.7 mi
  • 5: 16.7 mi
  • 4: 16.7 mi
  • 3: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of The Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South TwinESE 104°2,123 m23.7 mi
North TwinESE 103°2,024 m23.1 mi
Slide MountainENE 76°1,491 m22.2 mi
Bald MountainESE 115°1,391 m23.3 mi
Lyman HillSE 132°1,311 m20.4 mi
New York MountainESE 115°1,310 m22.5 mi
Stewart PeakE 92°1,299 m22.1 mi
Bear MountainESE 113°1,283 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4119:23
June solstice05:0720:2821:18
September equinox06:5718:2819:10
December solstice08:0115:2116:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505660646459514540
Precip in4.52.93.42.82.21.60.91.12.03.85.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6225688380

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