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Terry Pettus Park

Terry Pettus Park from directly overhead

Terry Pettus Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is East Boston Street End, a park 0.1 miles away. SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND passes 2.4 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.63671, -122.32933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Boston Street End: 0.1 mi
  • Lynn Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • I-5 Colonnade Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Louisa Street End: 0.4 mi
  • Roanoke Street Mini Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Streissguth Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Dahlia garden: 0.8 mi
  • Three Car Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tikvah's Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Desert: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Bay Street End: 1.9 mi
  • West Denny Way Street End: 1.9 mi
  • West Thomas Street End: 1.9 mi
  • 6th Avenue West Street End: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Capitol Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Queen Anne Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.6 mi
  • First Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Magnolia: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 4.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.8 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.9 mi
Lighthouses: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waterwall: 7.3 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 4.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Tiger MountainESE 120°913 m20.5 mi
West Tiger #1ESE 119°891 m18.9 mi
West Tiger #2ESE 119°841 m18.3 mi
Tiger Middle SummitESE 122°795 m19.7 mi
Taylor MountainESE 122°792 m23.9 mi
Brew HillESE 122°774 m24.9 mi
West Tiger #3ESE 118°770 m18.0 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitSE 125°629 m21.0 mi

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, 5 mi away.

  • Canada Goose1,327 obs
  • American Crow1,224 obs
  • Mallard1,017 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel990 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco886 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail827 obs
  • American Robin668 obs
  • Great Blue Heron613 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/49734705

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