Schmitz Preserve Park
Schmitz Preserve Park is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Alki Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 1.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Seattle Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 1.5 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 2.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 3.6 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 5 mi
- Seattle viewpoint · 5 mi
- South Beach Drive Road End · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alki Playground: 0.4 mi
- Nantes Park: 0.4 mi
- 48th and Charlestown Landbanked Site: 0.5 mi
- Cormorant Cove: 0.5 mi
- Andover Place: 0.6 mi
- Whale's Tail: 0.4 mi
- Sentinels of the Sound: 0.5 mi
- Bronze Imbeds: 0.5 mi
- Pavers: 0.5 mi
- Alki / Duwamish Culture Trail: 0.5 mi
- Log House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Coast Guard Museum Northwest: 3.2 mi
- RE-PC Computer Museum: 3.6 mi
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: 3.6 mi
- Seattle Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Birthplace of Seattle: 0.6 mi
- Passenger Steamer Dix Wrecksite: 1.4 mi
- The Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine and Garden of Commuting Despair: 1.9 mi
- World's First Service Station: 2.9 mi
- Jack Perry Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Fairmount Avenue Southwest Street End: 1.4 mi
- Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 1.4 mi
- Lowman Beach: 2.5 mi
- Private beach: 2.5 mi
- South Holgate Street End: 2.8 mi
- Camp Long: 1.7 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 2.2 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 4.8 mi
- Blake Island Marine State Park: 5.0 mi
- Hamm Creek Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Pathfinder Garden: 2.2 mi
- West Seattle Bee Garden: 2.4 mi
- Seattle Chinese Garden: 2.8 mi
- South Seattle College Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- Harbour Cruise: 3.4 mi
- Seattle Great Wheel: 3.5 mi
- Wings over Washington: 3.5 mi
- The Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Argosy Cruises: 3.5 mi
- High Point: 2.7 mi
- First Hill: 4.4 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 4.4 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Magnolia: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 5: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Shelter 4: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 3: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 3.3 mi
- Quarters A: 6.2 mi
- Quarters B: 6.2 mi
- West Point Light: 6.2 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Oil House: 13.0 mi
- Waterwall: 10.6 mi
- North Fork Falls: 12.9 mi
- Far Country Falls: 13.3 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Doughty Falls: 14.2 mi
- Pigeon Point: 2.0 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Scatchet Head: 23.4 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 8.1 mi
- Licton Springs: 9.0 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schmitz Preserve Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 106° | 913 m | 22.0 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 104° | 891 m | 20.5 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 103° | 841 m | 20.0 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 107° | 795 m | 21.1 mi |
| West Tiger #3 | ESE 103° | 770 m | 19.7 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ESE 111° | 629 m | 22.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ESE 111° | 619 m | 22.0 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ESE 106° | 618 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:23 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
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 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Boeing FLD, 5 mi away.
- Ochre Sea Star1,387 obs
- Painted Anemone757 obs
- Aggregating Anemone724 obs
- Red Rock Crab620 obs
- Orange Sea Cucumber587 obs
- Mottled Star566 obs
- Northern Kelp Crab431 obs
- Moonglow Anemone398 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/32401639
Day trips start here
- Seattle/West · 1 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 3 mi
- Seattle · 4 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 4 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 4 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 4 mi
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