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Viewpoint Open Space

Viewpoint Open Space from directly overhead

Viewpoint Open Space is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Viewpont Open Space, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND passes 2.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Redmond
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.62957, -122.10529

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Evans Creek Natural Area: 2.8 mi
  • Kathryn C. Lewis Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 5.4 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 6.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Union Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 6.2 mi
  • First Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Long View Peak: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 53
Picnic sites: 34
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.2 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 2: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Waterwall: 3.7 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Licton Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Viewpoint Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeESE 113°1,459 m20.9 mi
Green MountainESE 111°1,431 m21.6 mi
Dixie PeakESE 112°1,404 m19.7 mi
Blowdown MountainESE 114°1,400 m19.4 mi
Crater Lake PeakESE 114°1,326 m19.1 mi
Mount Si / q̓əlbc̓ESE 116°1,254 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle PeakSE 130°1,004 m18.3 mi
Rattlesnake Mountain - West PeakSE 130°994.257 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1120:2221:11
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5515:2716:20

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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Rock Pigeon143 obs
  • Mallard128 obs
  • Bald Eagle121 obs
  • Purple Martin96 obs
  • Great Blue Heron91 obs
  • Canada Goose71 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver71 obs
  • Wood Duck66 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/29544113

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