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The Stairway In Fremont Project

The Stairway In Fremont Project from directly overhead

The Stairway In Fremont Project is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is B.F. Day Playfield, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

At the bottom of the stairway, childlike pictures have been drawn in the concrete - panels of ceramic shards and glass arranged in horizontal designs decorate retaining wall / benches surrounding the concrete area.'

How to reach it

Coordinates47.65542, -122.35002

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • B.F. Day Playfield: 0.1 mi
  • Troll's Knoll Park: 0.3 mi
  • A. B. Ernst Park: 0.4 mi
  • Accidental Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fremont Canal Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Giraffe & Lion Riding Alligator Bike: 0.1 mi
  • N 38th St Mural: 0.2 mi
  • Space in Fremont: 0.3 mi
  • Lenin: 0.3 mi
  • Moss Turtle Sculpture: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 0.7 mi
  • West Green Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
  • East Green Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.0 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 2.5 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Tikvah's Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Desert: 1.9 mi
  • Cool Tropics: 1.9 mi
  • Warm Tropics: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Historic Carousel: 1.0 mi
  • MV Skansonia: 1.1 mi
  • Three Brick Monoliths: 1.9 mi
  • Argosy Cruises - Lake Union: 1.9 mi
  • Reading Room: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 3.0 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 3.3 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 4.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Magnolia: 2.1 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.5 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 8.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 3.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 121°913 m22.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 121°891 m20.3 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 121°841 m19.8 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 123°795 m21.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 120°770 m19.5 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 126°629 m22.5 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 127°619 m22.6 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 126°618 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3211770257

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