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Discovery Park Gardens

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Discovery Park Gardens from directly overhead

Discovery Park Gardens is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Pitcher Mountain stands 1,772 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 6.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tehaleh Owners Association
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates47.12692, -122.19244

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Discovery Park: 0.1 mi
  • Big Sky Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reflection Park: 0.5 mi
  • Yonder Park: 0.8 mi
  • Knoll Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Graffiti Walls: 1.0 mi
  • The Story Pole: 1.0 mi
  • BLHS Rock: 2.5 mi
  • The Ascent: 3.8 mi
  • Abundance of Light: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Victor Falls Historic Site: 1.6 mi
  • Orting Veteran's Memorial Wall: 2.1 mi
  • The Old Tar Pot: 2.1 mi
  • Bernie's Place: 2.7 mi
  • Jack Kobelin Skate Park: 4.6 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Vforce: 5.3 mi
  • Jumping Juniors: 5.3 mi
  • Draft Horses: 6.1 mi
  • 4-H: 6.1 mi
  • 4-H Horses: 6.1 mi
Peaks
  • Spar Pole Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Brooks Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Wingate Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Long Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Gleason Hill: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 47
Picnic sites: 30
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Victor Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Chenuis Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 13
  • Sex Cove: 7.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 8.5 mi
  • South Beach: 11.9 mi
  • North Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 6
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Discovery Park Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pitcher MountainESE 111°1,772 m17.0 mi
Old Baldy MountainESE 118°1,761 m16.1 mi
Little Old BaldyESE 117°1,683 m16.3 mi
Florence PeakSE 128°1,650 m17.4 mi
Alki CrestSE 129°1,583 m18.0 mi
Poch PeakSE 134°1,556 m17.3 mi
August PeakSE 132°1,416 m17.8 mi
Sweet PeakSE 127°1,355 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:22
June solstice05:1420:2121:09
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5315:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485459646559504339
Precip in6.14.34.83.93.02.30.90.91.84.17.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcmillin Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Pacific chorus frog23 obs
  • Pacific trillium19 obs
  • purple foxglove18 obs
  • Mallard17 obs
  • western sword fern17 obs
  • Western Starflower17 obs
  • salal16 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco15 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/976123666

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