Evergreen Point

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Evergreen Point, Washington
King County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Medina Highlighted.svg
Location of Evergreen Point
Coordinates: 47°38′43″N122°14′24″W / 47.64528°N 122.24000°W / 47.64528; -122.24000
Country United States
State Washington
County King
City Medina
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98039
Area code 425
GNIS feature ID 1510421 [1]

Evergreen Point is the westernmost of a group of three small peninsulas on the east side of Lake Washington, King County, Washington. It is situated between the main body of the lake and Fairweather Bay. Most notable for being the namesake of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, it is part of the city of Medina.

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References

  1. "Evergreen Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.