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The Wanderer

The Wanderer from directly overhead

The Wanderer is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterway 5 Park, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 1.5 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2021

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62509, -122.33464

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waterway 5 Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cascade Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Eastlake Triangle: 0.3 mi
  • Bellevue Place: 0.3 mi
  • The Park at Onni South Lake Union: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Three Car Park: 0.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Streissguth Gardens: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.2 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.3 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.4 mi
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Capitol Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
  • First Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.6 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 117°913 m20.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 116°891 m18.7 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 116°841 m18.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 119°795 m19.5 mi
Taylor MountainESE 120°792 m23.7 mi
Brew HillESE 120°774 m24.6 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 116°770 m17.9 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 123°629 m20.8 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 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1484682858

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