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Hamilton Viewpoint Park

Hamilton Viewpoint Park from directly overhead

Hamilton Viewpoint Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Don Armeni Boat Ramp, a park 0.2 miles away. SEATTLE TO VASHON passes 0.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.59270, -122.38581

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Don Armeni Boat Ramp: 0.2 mi
  • Luna Park Pier: 0.2 mi
  • Seacrest Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fairmount Park: 0.9 mi
  • Belvedere Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches
  • Fairmount Avenue Southwest Street End: 0.5 mi
  • Southwest Bronson Way Street End: 0.7 mi
  • South Holgate Street End: 2.1 mi
  • Bay Street End: 2.1 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Neototems Children's Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Pathfinder Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Poetry Garden: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Queen Anne Hill: 3.0 mi
  • First Hill: 3.2 mi
  • High Point: 3.7 mi
  • Magnolia Bluff: 3.9 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Shelter 5: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 4: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 3: 4.6 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 8
  • Waterwall: 9.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 109°913 m21.7 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 108°891 m20.1 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 107°841 m19.6 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 111°795 m20.8 mi
Taylor MountainESE 112°792 m24.8 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 107°770 m19.3 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitESE 114°629 m21.8 mi
South Tiger MountainESE 115°619 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1320:2321:12
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 °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.

  • Mottled Star152 obs
  • Red Rock Crab117 obs
  • American Crow114 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star106 obs
  • Olympic Gull98 obs
  • Aggregating Anemone90 obs
  • Egg-yolk Jelly79 obs
  • Orange Sea Cucumber76 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/52496966

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