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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments from directly overhead

The Ten Commandments is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Blowdown Mountain stands 1,400 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Between Two Worlds, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.56839, -122.22225

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Hollerbach Park: 0.3 mi
  • Forest Landing: 0.5 mi
  • Clise Park: 0.5 mi
  • Homestead Field: 0.6 mi
  • Miller Landing: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • First Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.3 mi
  • First Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 5.4 mi
  • Hamm Creek Natural Area: 5.7 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 6.2 mi
  • Camp Long: 7.1 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Yao Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Bradner Gardens Park: 3.7 mi
  • Green Plate Special Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Stick + Stones Outdoor Hummingbird Planting Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Garden Taft: 4.1 mi
Museums
Beaches: 58
  • Mercerwood Shore Club beach: 0.8 mi
  • North Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Calkins Point: 1.9 mi
  • Kennydale Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Baker Beach: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Area C: 1.4 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 1.6 mi
  • Shelter 2: 1.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Waterwall: 3.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 6.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of The Ten Commandments. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blowdown MountainE 99°1,400 m23.5 mi
Crater Lake PeakE 98°1,326 m23.2 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E 100°1,254 m22.9 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 111°1,004 m20.8 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakESE 110°994.257 m19.9 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 113°913 m14.0 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 111°891 m12.3 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 110°841 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:11
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 °F434447525863676863544642
Precip in5.23.73.92.92.01.20.60.81.43.55.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12383729680

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