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Philip Arnold Park

Philip Arnold Park from directly overhead

Philip Arnold Park is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Dixie Peak stands 1,404 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillip Arnold Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 7.3 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.47256, -122.19526

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Garden Taft: 3.4 mi
  • Maple Woods: 4.3 mi
  • Stone Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Kubota Garden: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 58
  • Space Needle of Renton: 1.6 mi
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet: 5.6 mi
  • LEM: 5.7 mi
  • Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: 5.7 mi
  • Gemini Capsule: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Springbrook Greenbelt: 3.0 mi
  • Ikuta Greenbelt: 3.2 mi
  • Vila Real Wildlife Conservation: 3.6 mi
  • Ricardi Reach Natural Area: 4.3 mi
  • Wetland 14 Natural Area: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 56
  • Kennydale Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Pritchard Island Beach: 5.1 mi
  • North Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 6.8 mi
  • 8th Avenue South Street End: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Marshall's Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Long View Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 6.5 mi
Parks
Picnic sites: 25
  • Shelter 2: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.1 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 8.2 mi
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Far Country Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Waterwall: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixie PeakE1,404 m22.7 mi
Blowdown MountainE1,400 m22.1 mi
Crater Lake PeakE1,326 m22.0 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E1,254 m21.4 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakE1,004 m18.2 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakE994 m17.4 mi
East Tiger MountainE913 m11.6 mi
Enumclaw MountainSE849 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5415:2816:21

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11749015466

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