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Cowen Park

Cowen Park from directly overhead

Cowen Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Cowen Park Gate, a historic site 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 4.9 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates47.67234, -122.31258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Circle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Roosevelt P-Patch: 0.5 mi
  • Janice Benson Memorial Bible Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Grieg Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Park Home Circle: 0.4 mi
  • Northeast 60th Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ravenna-Eckstein Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ravenna Park Triangle: 0.5 mi
  • Froula Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 1.3 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 3.6 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 47
  • Promontory Point: 2.7 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Kite Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.9 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 7.3 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Waterwall: 7.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Licton Springs: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 127°913 m21.2 mi
West Tiger #1SE 126°891 m19.5 mi
West Tiger #2SE 126°841 m19.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 129°795 m20.5 mi
Taylor MountainSE 128°792 m24.6 mi
West Tiger #3SE 126°770 m18.7 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 131°629 m21.9 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 132°619 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1220:2321:12
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5615:2716:21

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard2,225 obs
  • Canada Goose1,622 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1,401 obs
  • American Crow1,353 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,127 obs
  • American Coot1,022 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird992 obs
  • Song Sparrow953 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/169907554

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