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Pinehurst Playground

Pinehurst Playground from directly overhead

Pinehurst Playground is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinehurst Pocket Park, a park 0.3 miles away. EDMONDS TO KINGSTON passes 7.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates47.71648, -122.31450

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pinehurst Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
  • Victory Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hubbard Homestead Park: 0.6 mi
  • Northacres Park: 0.6 mi
  • Virgil Flaim Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Licorice Fern Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Kingfisher Natural Area: 1.0 mi
  • Bartonwood Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • South Woods Park: 1.6 mi
  • Waldo Woods: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 42
  • Kite Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Promontory Point: 4.0 mi
  • Norway Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Magnolia: 5.9 mi
  • Capitol Hill: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.0 mi
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 9.6 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 17
  • Waterwall: 9.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainSE 133°913 m23.3 mi
West Tiger #1SE 133°891 m21.6 mi
West Tiger #2SE 133°841 m21.0 mi
Tiger Middle SummitSE 135°795 m22.6 mi
West Tiger #3SE 133°770 m20.7 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 137°629 m24.1 mi
South Tiger MountainSE 137°619 m24.2 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakSE 140°618 m19.2 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 solstice07:5615:2716:20

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
  • Mallard190 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver158 obs
  • Song Sparrow140 obs
  • American Crow136 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco129 obs
  • salal125 obs
  • western sword fern124 obs
  • Great Blue Heron114 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/53590572

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