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The People's Wall

The People's Wall from directly overhead

The People's Wall is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak stands 994 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Street Mini Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.7 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Mural paying tribute to the Seattle chapter Black Panther Party, which had its headquarters at this site in the 1960s and early 1970s.

What the record says

Built
1970-10-06

How to reach it

Coordinates47.60337, -122.30650

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spruce Street Mini Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pratt Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Wisteria Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garfield Playfield: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 3.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 4.4 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 4.8 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 6.0 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 51
  • First Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.0 mi
  • First Hill: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 3.9 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.0 mi
  • Shelter 2: 4.5 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waterwall: 6.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 112°994.257 m24.5 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 115°913 m18.5 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 114°891 m16.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 113°841 m16.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 117°795 m17.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 118°792 m21.8 mi
Brew HillESE 119°774 m22.8 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 113°770 m16.0 mi

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9777576785

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