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The average elevation in Seattle is approximately 131 feet, with the highest point reaching around 520 feet above sea level at areas like Beacon Hill. The terrain is punctuated by numerous valleys and ridges, making it visually striking and providing expansive views of both the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east.
The broad top of Mount Rainier contains three named summits. The highest of these named summits is known as the Columbia Crest. The second highest summit is Point Success, 14,158 ft (4,315 m), at the southern edge of the summit plateau, atop the ridge known as Success Cleaver.
Jun 28, 2020 · That means when you stand by this iconic water tank, you are literally on top of Seattle — 520 feet, coincidentally, is also the distance that separates the Space Needle’s observation deck from...
- Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario
Oct 5, 2017 · High Point actually is the highest point in the city (at 520 feet, about 70 feet higher than either Queen Anne or Capitol Hill), and from its position above the West Seattle Golf Course and Camp Long, it has offered sweeping views of downtown Seattle ever since the area was developed in 1942.
The highest point in Seattle is in West Seattle in the High Point neighborhood. It is at 520 feet of elevation. This is a walk from sea level at Lincoln Park to that high point, crossing through two additional special West Seattle parks.
Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains; however, peaks such as Mount Constance and The Brothers, on the eastern margin of the range, are better known, being visible from the Seattle metropolitan area.
This intersection marks the highest point in Seattle, 518ft above sea level. Views from the road crossing aren't astounding, but they get better if you shift over to the nearby Myrtle Reservoir Park.