Historic site · Washington

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget from directly overhead

Lest We Forget is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellevue Downtown Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates47.61275, -122.20403

2.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
5.5 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
5.7 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
6.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Bellevue Downtown Park: 0.0 mi
Wildwood Park: 0.3 mi
Goddard Park: 0.3 mi
Meydenbauer Bay Park: 0.3 mi
Sixth Street Park: 0.6 mi

Artworks

Piloti: 0.1 mi
The Love Between: 0.1 mi
The Shoppers, The Sidewalk, Passerby, 11AM Saturday Morning, The Intersection, The Crosswalk: 0.2 mi
All Day Long the Earth Sings, The Sun Beckons: 0.2 mi
Praise for You, Dive with Me: 0.3 mi

Historic sites

Mahatma Gandhi: 0.6 mi
Ostbo Boiler House: 1.5 mi
Memorial Benches: 2.5 mi
The Ten Commandments: 3.2 mi
May Peace Prevail On Earth: 3.8 mi

Museums

KidsQuest Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
Kirkland Heritage Society: 4.4 mi
Northwest African American Museum: 4.8 mi
Seattle Asian Art Museum: 5.3 mi
Wing Luke Asian Museum: 5.6 mi

Gardens

Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 0.7 mi
Yao Garden: 1.2 mi
Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.5 mi
Overlake Park Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Pacific Connections Garden: 4.4 mi

Attractions

The Ravine Experience: 1.3 mi
Microsoft Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
Microsoft Logo: 3.9 mi
Japanese Garden: 4.5 mi
Harry Partch Instrumentarium: 5.7 mi

Peaks

First Hill: 2.7 mi
Promontory Point: 4.9 mi
Cherry Hill: 5.0 mi
Kite Hill: 5.2 mi
Capitol Hill: 5.3 mi

Nature reserves

Coal Creek Natural Area: 4.7 mi
City of Bellevue Open Space: 6.1 mi
Evans Creek Natural Area: 6.9 mi
Waldo Woods: 7.4 mi
Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 7.6 mi

Beaches55

Calkins Point: 1.6 mi
Road End Beach: 2.8 mi
Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 2.9 mi
East Harrison Street End: 3.7 mi
Madison Park Beach: 3.7 mi

Picnic sites35

Picnic Area A: 1.8 mi
The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 1.9 mi
Picnic Area C: 2.0 mi
Shelter #1: 4.7 mi
Shelter 2: 4.9 mi

Waterfalls19

Waterwall: 1.2 mi
North Fork Falls: 6.2 mi
Far Country Falls: 7.3 mi
Coal Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
Doughty Falls: 7.8 mi

Lighthouses19

Quarters A: 11.3 mi
Quarters B: 11.3 mi
West Point Light: 11.3 mi
Point Robinson Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
Oil House: 17.4 mi

Ghost towns9

Monohon: 6.4 mi
Riverton: 9.6 mi
Foster: 9.7 mi
Metum: 10.8 mi
Orillia: 12.0 mi

Cliffs9

Pigeon Point: 7.8 mi
Magnolia Bluff: 10.6 mi
Teaters Bluff: 14.3 mi
Fiddlers Bluff: 18.8 mi
World Wall: 22.4 mi

Springs3

Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.2 mi
Licton Springs: 8.7 mi
Canyon Spring: 24.4 mi

Rest areas1

Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 20.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Lest We Forget. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Dixie Peak	ESE 105°	1,404 m	23.7 mi
Blowdown Mountain	ESE 107°	1,400 m	23.3 mi
Crater Lake Peak	ESE 106°	1,326 m	23.1 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓	ESE 108°	1,254 m	22.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak	ESE 120°	1,004 m	21.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak	ESE 119°	994.257 m	20.4 mi
East Tiger Mountain	SE 126°	913 m	14.7 mi
West Tiger #1	SE 125°	891 m	13.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:41	19:22
June solstice	05:12	20:23	21:11
September equinox	06:56	18:28	19:08
December solstice	07:55	15:27	16:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	42	43	47	51	57	61	67	67	62	54	46	42
Precip in	5.1	3.5	3.9	3.0	2.2	1.6	0.8	1.0	1.7	3.7	5.9	5.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5657152449

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