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Harkness Park

Harkness Park from directly overhead

Harkness Park is a garden in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North 125th Street End, a park 0.2 miles away. EDMONDS TO KINGSTON passes 6.8 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Haller Lake Community Club
Access
Yes
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates47.71859, -122.33959

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North 125th Street End: 0.2 mi
  • Jack and Irene Curran Fountain Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Northacres Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wingard Court North Street End: 0.8 mi
  • Mineral Springs Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 1.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 1.2 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 1.2 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • South Woods Park: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Dunn Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Concrete Wall Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Split-Rail Fence Garden: 1.4 mi
  • North Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Ethnobotany Garden: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Licton Springs Park: 1.4 mi
  • World Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Aurora Corridor & Interurban Trail Bridges: 1.7 mi
  • In Memory - Will Rogers: 1.9 mi
  • Battle of Manila Bay Memorial: 2.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 42
  • Kite Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Promontory Point: 5.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 5.4 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 10.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Waterwall: 10.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 131°913 m24.2 mi
West Tiger #1SE 131°891 m22.5 mi
West Tiger #2SE 131°841 m22.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 133°795 m23.6 mi
West Tiger #3SE 131°770 m21.6 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 137°618 m20.1 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakSE 138°608 m19.8 mi
Poo Poo PointSE 134°564 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 5 mi away.

  • Ochre Sea Star417 obs
  • Song Sparrow398 obs
  • American Robin360 obs
  • Northern Flicker266 obs
  • Mallard265 obs
  • Salmonberry257 obs
  • western sword fern244 obs
  • Great Blue Heron240 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1263936387

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