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Fantastic Erratic

Fantastic Erratic from directly overhead

Fantastic Erratic is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bus Loop Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.5 miles off.

Large glacial erratic boulder.

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Coordinates47.53026, -122.08037

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bus Loop Park: 0.4 mi
  • Harvey Manning Park: 0.9 mi
  • Tibbets Valley Park: 1.1 mi
  • The Woods HOA Park: 1.4 mi
  • Hillside Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Wilderness Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 1.1 mi
  • Long View Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Squak Mountain West Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Squak Mountain Central Peak: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Future Exhibit: 1.5 mi
  • Tigers: 1.5 mi
  • Cougars: 1.5 mi
  • Wallabies: 1.5 mi
  • Emus: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Nike Site S-20: 1.5 mi
  • Green House: 2.1 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Bullitt Fireplace: 2.1 mi
  • Steam Hoist Foundation: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • Raven Rocks: 1.9 mi
  • SalmonCircle: 1.9 mi
  • Reaching Home: 1.9 mi
  • Copper Clad: 2.1 mi
  • The Dig: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Native Plant Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Issaquah Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Westridge Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 2.0 mi
  • Issaquah Creek Natural Area: 2.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 4.0 mi
  • Jones Reach Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Ricardi Reach Natural Area: 4.7 mi
Museums
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 35
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Doughty Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 2.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Licton Springs: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Fantastic Erratic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeE 95°1,459 m18.0 mi
Green MountainE 93°1,431 m19.0 mi
Bootalicious PeakE 88°1,411 m19.9 mi
Dixie PeakE 92°1,404 m17.1 mi
Blowdown MountainE 94°1,400 m16.6 mi
Mount WashingtonESE 112°1,346 m19.2 mi
Crater Lake PeakE 93°1,326 m16.4 mi
Change PeakESE 111°1,317 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/541029623

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