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Commodore Park

Commodore Park from directly overhead

Commodore Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Turner stands 1,025 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Waves, a artwork 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.9 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Seattle Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66534, -122.40003

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Beaches
  • Gilman Avenue West Street End: 0.1 mi
  • West Cramer Street End: 0.4 mi
  • West Sheridan Street End: 0.5 mi
  • 45th Avenue West Street End: 0.7 mi
  • 48th Avenue West Street End: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Robert Eagle Staff Mini Forest: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Tree Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Prairie-Style Garden: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.1 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 4.4 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 5.0 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Magnolia: 1.2 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 1.3 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 28
Lighthouses: 22
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Waterwall: 11.0 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 4.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TurnerWNW 281°1,025 m24.9 mi
East Tiger MountainESE 120°913 m24.4 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 119°891 m22.7 mi
Mount WalkerWNW 290°844 m24.8 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 119°841 m22.2 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 122°795 m23.6 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 119°770 m21.8 mi
Green HillW 279°725 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:12
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5615:2816:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347515761676762544642
Precip in5.13.53.93.02.21.60.81.01.73.75.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 7 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron716 obs
  • Harbor Seal687 obs
  • Olympic Gull389 obs
  • American Crow377 obs
  • Aggregating Anemone345 obs
  • California Sea Lion325 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird319 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant317 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/51475862

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