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Clayton L. Scott

Clayton L. Scott from directly overhead

Clayton L. Scott is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Renton Airport Dedicated Clayton Scott Field, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 6.4 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

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Coordinates47.48527, -122.21302

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • Space Needle of Renton: 0.4 mi
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 4.5 mi
  • LEM: 4.5 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 4.5 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 4.5 mi
Gardens
  • Garden Taft: 2.2 mi
  • Maple Woods: 3.1 mi
  • Stone Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Kubota Garden: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Kennydale Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 3.9 mi
  • North Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 5.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 3.3 mi
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
  • Vila Real Wildlife Conservation: 4.5 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 4.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
Parks
  • Burnett Linear Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar River Trail Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
  • Park Piazza: 0.4 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Marshall's Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Long View Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Shelter 2: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.3 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Far Country Falls: 4.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Waterwall: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Licton Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixie PeakE1,404 m23.4 mi
Blowdown MountainE1,400 m22.8 mi
Crater Lake PeakE1,326 m22.7 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E1,254 m22.2 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE1,004 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE994 m18.3 mi
East Tiger MountainE913 m12.4 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE849 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5515:2816:21

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/674719501

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