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Vital Spirit

Vital Spirit from directly overhead

Vital Spirit is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, a museum 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 0.4 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2026-04-27
Height
9'
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates47.59670, -122.33249

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.0 mi
  • Camp Long: 3.3 mi
  • Schmitz Preserve Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.0 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 0.4 mi
  • South Holgate Street End: 0.9 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.9 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 2.0 mi
  • Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 49
  • First Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.6 mi
  • First Hill: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Shelter #1: 3.3 mi
  • Shelter 2: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.0 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waterwall: 7.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 112°913 m19.5 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 111°891 m17.8 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 110°841 m17.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 114°795 m18.6 mi
Taylor MountainESE 116°792 m22.7 mi
Brew HillESE 117°774 m23.6 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 110°770 m17.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 118°629 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13770816323

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