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Metum

Metum from directly overhead

Metum is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Turner stands 1,025 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 5.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

populated place in King County, Washington, United States

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Coordinates47.69176, -122.40402

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Golden Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sunset Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Park: 0.9 mi
  • Webster Park: 1.0 mi
  • Crown Hill Glen: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • 45th Avenue West Street End: 1.5 mi
  • West Sheridan Street End: 1.5 mi
  • West Cramer Street End: 1.7 mi
  • Gilman Avenue West Street End: 1.8 mi
  • 48th Avenue West Street End: 2.8 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Oak Tree Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Prairie-Style Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Butterfly Hill Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Rain Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Shady Woodland Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 43
  • Magnolia: 3.0 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 11.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TurnerW 277°1,025 m24.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 123°891 m23.8 mi
Mount WalkerWNW 286°844 m24.0 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 123°841 m23.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 125°795 m24.7 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 123°770 m22.9 mi
Green HillW 275°725 m23.8 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 128°618 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:12
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 7 mi away.

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