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Montlake Playfield

Montlake Playfield from directly overhead

Montlake Playfield is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is West Montlake Park, a park 0.3 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 3.0 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
8 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.64211, -122.30934

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Montlake Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Edgar Street End: 0.4 mi
  • East Hamlin Street End: 0.4 mi
  • Bagley Viewpoint: 0.4 mi
  • East Shelby Street End: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pinetum: 0.6 mi
  • Oak Family: 0.6 mi
  • Walnut Family: 0.7 mi
  • Warm Tropics: 0.7 mi
  • Tree of Life: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Waldo Woods: 3.4 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 4.2 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 4.3 mi
  • Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 5.3 mi
  • Pipers Creek Natural Area: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Madison Park Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 1.7 mi
  • East Harrison Street End: 1.8 mi
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 2.6 mi
  • East Green Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Capitol Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 2.2 mi
  • First Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Promontory Point: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.3 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.4 mi
  • Shelter #1: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 13
  • Waterwall: 6.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Licton Springs: 4.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 122°913 m19.9 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 121°891 m18.2 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 121°841 m17.7 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 124°795 m19.2 mi
Taylor MountainESE 124°792 m23.3 mi
Brew HillSE 124°774 m24.3 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 121°770 m17.4 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 127°629 m20.5 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 solstice07:5615:2816:21

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard1,871 obs
  • Canada Goose1,756 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1,561 obs
  • American Crow1,317 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail1,068 obs
  • Song Sparrow1,028 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,016 obs
  • Gadwall965 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40833029

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