Artwork · Washington
Up the Mountain
Up the Mountain is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Mount Pilchuck stands 1,584 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tambark Creek Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 5.7 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- basalt
How to reach it
Coordinates47.83974, -122.18370
- 5.7 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
- 7.3 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.4 mi off the MUKILTEO TO CLINTON
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 13 mi
- Ralph E. White Memorial Obsercation Deck · 15 mi
- Sultan River Vista · 17 mi
- Side Channel Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tambark Creek Park: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Grove Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Highlands Park: 0.9 mi
- Pine Meadow Park: 1.1 mi
- Silver Creek Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Habitat-tat: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Timberwolf: 2.6 mi
- Winging It: 3.0 mi
- Paper airplane sculpture 7: 3.0 mi
- Paper airplane sculpture 6: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Poppy Road Apartments Green Area: 2.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
- Master Gardener Landscape Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.3 mi
- Peter Wolcott Native Garden: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- AR Workshop Mill Creek: 2.9 mi
- Efeste Winery: 4.8 mi
- Darby Winery: 5.1 mi
- Barrage Cellars: 5.1 mi
- Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Brightwater Park: 4.0 mi
- Shelton View Forest: 4.6 mi
- McKinnon Well Field: 6.9 mi
- Ballinger Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Mukilteo Natural Reserve: 7.2 mi
Museums
- Genealogical Society: 4.6 mi
- Superintendent's Cottage: 4.6 mi
- Wickers Building: 4.6 mi
- Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: 6.1 mi
- DeYoung House: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 5.2 mi
- Eisenhower White Ash Tree: 5.2 mi
- Korean War: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Archway: 5.4 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Duncan: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 55
- Lake City Beach Park: 9.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 9.3 mi
- Olympic Beach: 9.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 10.1 mi
- Marina Beach: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 42
- Devils Butte: 5.6 mi
- Lord Hill: 6.4 mi
- Norway Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mount Forest: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- McCauley Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cherry Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
- Waterwall: 15.9 mi
- Youngs Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- McCoy Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- The Clearing: 5.8 mi
- Site #2: 8.1 mi
- Site #1: 8.2 mi
- Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Ladder Storage: 9.4 mi
- Oil House: 9.4 mi
- Quarters A: 9.4 mi
- Quarters B: 9.4 mi
- Mukilteo Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Fiddlers Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Scatchet Head: 12.1 mi
- White Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Top of bluff: 16.8 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 4.5 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Licton Springs: 12.1 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Up the Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pilchuck | NE 50° | 1,584 m | 23.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ENE 69° | 914 m | 22.9 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | SSE 158° | 841 m | 24.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 93° | 822 m | 23.5 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | SSE 158° | 770 m | 24.4 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | SSE 165° | 618 m | 24.0 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | SSE 166° | 608 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dahlberg Mountain | NNE 27° | 582 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett Snohomish CO AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9602492859
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- Lynnwood · 6 mi
- Woodinville · 6 mi
- Mountlake Terrace · 7 mi
- Snohomish · 7 mi
- Edmonds · 8 mi
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