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Wit and Wisdom

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Elevation, modelled
55 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak1,004 m · 22.9 mi
Nearest byway
Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-902.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:11local time
Coordinates
47.5513, -122.2779
Wit and Wisdom from directly overhead

Wit and Wisdom is a artwork in Washington, at a modelled 55 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome 2 Hillman City, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.6 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Two cast concrete gateway pieces and two painted steel pillars. The pillars are embellished with various images and two representative proverbs. 24 Bronze plaques inscribed with proverbs are installed around the concrete base of the pillars.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 106°1,004 m22.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 105°994.257 m22.0 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 106°913 m16.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 103°891 m14.5 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 102°841 m14.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 107°795 m15.1 mi
Taylor MountainESE 110°792 m19.1 mi
Brew HillESE 112°774 m20.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Picnic sites: 40
Lighthouses: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
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).

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