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City of Bellevue Open Space

City of Bellevue Open Space from directly overhead

City of Bellevue Open Space is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Run Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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City of Bellevue
Getting there

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Coordinates47.55092, -122.10950

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deer Run Park: 0.2 mi
  • Chandler Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lakemont Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lewis Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lakemont Blvd Open Space: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 0.9 mi
  • Long View Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Wilderness Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Squak Mountain West Peak: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Nike Site S-20: 1.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Hotel: 1.4 mi
  • Steam Hoist Foundation: 1.6 mi
  • Hans Jensen: 2.7 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Cougars: 1.4 mi
  • Cranes: 1.4 mi
  • Tigers: 1.4 mi
  • Emus: 1.4 mi
  • Macaws: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Temple of the Stones: 2.1 mi
  • Rain Catchers: 3.3 mi
  • Raven Rocks: 3.6 mi
  • SalmonCircle: 3.6 mi
  • Reaching Home: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Issaquah Creek Natural Area: 4.8 mi
  • Ricardi Reach Natural Area: 6.0 mi
  • Jones Reach Natural Area: 6.1 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 6.2 mi
Gardens
  • Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Issaquah Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Westridge Community Garden: 4.1 mi
Museums
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 36
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.9 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • North Fork Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Waterwall: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Licton Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of City of Bellevue Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeE 98°1,459 m19.5 mi
Green MountainE 96°1,431 m20.5 mi
Dixie PeakE 96°1,404 m18.5 mi
Blowdown MountainE 98°1,400 m18.1 mi
Mount WashingtonESE 114°1,346 m21.0 mi
Crater Lake PeakE 97°1,326 m17.9 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓E 100°1,254 m17.5 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakESE 114°1,004 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2716:20

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/923653846

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