Viretta Park
Viretta Park is a park in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak stands 1,004 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Place, a park 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 26 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Seattle Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 2.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 2.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 2.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
Overlooks nearby
- East Portal View · 2 mi
- Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Bird Trail Viewing Mound · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stevens Place: 0.1 mi
- Howell Park: 0.1 mi
- Denny Blaine Lake Park: 0.1 mi
- East Olive Lane Street End: 0.2 mi
- East Pine Street End: 0.2 mi
- The Peaceable Kingdom: 0.6 mi
- McGilvra's Farm: 1.2 mi
- House Finial: 1.2 mi
- Skyline Canopies: 1.2 mi
- Lantern Gateway: 1.2 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 0.7 mi
- Ginkgo biloba: 0.9 mi
- Anna Thomsen Milburn Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Historic Point Of Interest: 1.2 mi
- Leschi Dreamcatcher: 1.2 mi
- Pacific Connections Garden: 1.0 mi
- Witch Hazel Family: 1.0 mi
- Camellia Family: 1.1 mi
- Nova Farm: 1.1 mi
- Rhododendron Glen: 1.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sky View Observatory: 2.5 mi
- The Seattle Public Library - Central Library: 2.5 mi
- Smith Tower Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Lotus: 2.6 mi
- Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Northwest African American Museum: 2.2 mi
- Wing Luke Asian Museum: 2.4 mi
- Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery: 2.4 mi
- Seattle Presents: 2.4 mi
- Tribal Elder Bernice White Place: 4.7 mi
- Waldo Woods: 5.2 mi
- Kingfisher Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Camp Long: 6.0 mi
- Bartonwood Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- East Harrison Street End: 0.3 mi
- Madison Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- Mount Baker Beach: 2.4 mi
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach: 2.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.7 mi
- First Hill: 2.0 mi
- First Hill: 3.1 mi
- Queen Anne Hill: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.3 mi
- The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.4 mi
- Shelter #1: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 4.6 mi
- Quarters A: 7.7 mi
- Quarters B: 7.7 mi
- West Point Light: 7.8 mi
- Point Robinson Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Oil House: 16.5 mi
- Waterwall: 4.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 9.0 mi
- Far Country Falls: 9.8 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Doughty Falls: 10.6 mi
- Pigeon Point: 4.9 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Teaters Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Scatchet Head: 21.4 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 3.8 mi
- Licton Springs: 6.2 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area (closed): 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Viretta Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak | ESE 116° | 1,004 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak | ESE 116° | 994.257 m | 23.8 mi |
| East Tiger Mountain | ESE 120° | 913 m | 18.0 mi |
| West Tiger #1 | ESE 119° | 891 m | 16.3 mi |
| West Tiger #2 | ESE 119° | 841 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ESE 122° | 795 m | 17.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 122° | 792 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brew Hill | ESE 123° | 774 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Sand PT WFO, 5 mi away.
- western sword fern450 obs
- Mallard390 obs
- American Crow377 obs
- Eastern Cottontail309 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco305 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel289 obs
- western redcedar288 obs
- Cross Orbweaver262 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/51809160
Day trips start here
- Seattle · 2 mi
- Seattle/Capitol Hill-Central District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Pioneer Square-International District · 2 mi
- Seattle/Downtown · 3 mi
- Seattle/Queen Anne-South Lake Union · 3 mi
- Seattle/Sodo-Georgetown · 3 mi
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