Luther Burbank Park

Luther Burbank Park is a park in the city of Mercer Island,^[2] located in King County, in Washington State. Luther Burbank Park is located at an elevation of 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level.^[2]

Luther Burbank Park
Type	Urban park
Location	Mercer Island, Washington
Coordinates	47.59149°N 122.22512°W / 47.59149; -122.22512
Created	1969[1]
Operated by	city of Mercer Island[1]

Luther Burbank Park

Luther Burbank Park

Description

The terrain surrounding Luther Burbank Park is flat in the northwest, but hilly in the southeast.^[a] The highest point in the area is First Hill, 98 metres (322 ft) above sea level, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southwest of Luther Burbank Park.^[b] There are about 1,463 people per square kilometer around Luther Burbank Park is very densely populated.^[4] The nearest larger city is Seattle, 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) km west of Luther Burbank Park. forest deciduous covers almost the entire area around Luther Burbank Park.^[5] In the region around Luther Burbank Park, bays, estuaries, bays, and straits are unusually common.^[c]

The climate is Mediterranean.^[6] The average temperature is 9 °C (48 °F). The warmest month is August, at 21 °C, and the coldest is January, at 0 °C.^[7] The average rainfall is 1,417 millimetres (55.8 in) per year. The wettest month is March, at 192 millimeters of rain, and the driest is July, at 26 millimetres (1.0 in).^[8]

The city makes the park available for rental.^[9] The park features more than 3 miles (4.8 km) of walking trails.^[10]

Notes

1. Calculated from the interpolation of all elevation data (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas, within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius.^[3] The full algorithm is available here.
2. The highest point above the local horizon, according to elevation data from GeoNames.^[2]
3. More than 20 kilometres (12 mi) away compared to the average density of the Earth, according to GeoNames.^[2]