Editing Lynnwood, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:164th Street eastbound from Swamp Creek P&R (19036527538).jpg|thumb|left|Looking east on 164th Street Southwest in Lynnwood's urban growth area towards [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]] and the [[Cascade Mountains]]]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Lynnwood has a total area of {{convert|7.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Census-Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_place_53.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> The city is in the southwestern part of [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] in [[Western Washington]], and is considered part of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite map |date=March 2013 |title=Snohomish County Urban Growth Areas and Incorporated Cities |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_UGA/County_11x17.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101221024/http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_UGA/County_11x17.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is at the junction of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] and [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]], approximately {{convert|16|mi|km}} north of [[Seattle]], {{convert|19|mi|km}} northwest of [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], and {{convert|13|mi|km}} south of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref name="EASC">{{cite web |title=Communities: Lynnwood |url=https://www.economicalliancesc.org/lynnwood/ |publisher=[[Economic Alliance Snohomish County]] |access-date=May 13, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204003659/https://www.economicalliancesc.org/lynnwood/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lynnwood's [[city limits]] are roughly defined to south by [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] at 212th Street Southwest and the [[Interurban Trail (Snohomish County)|Interurban Trail]]; to the west by [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] along 76th Avenue West and Olympic View Drive; to the north by the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, Washington|Picnic Point-North Lynnwood]] area, near 164th Street Southwest; and to the east and south by the unincorporated [[Alderwood Manor, Washington|Alderwood Manor]], along [[Washington State Route 525|State Route 525]] and Interstate 5.<ref>{{cite map |date=August 2012 |title=Official Streets and Buildings Map |url=http://www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/Assets/City+Wide/Maps/Official+Streets+and+Buildings+Map.pdf |publisher=City of Lynnwood |access-date=May 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210224620/http://www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/Assets/City+Wide/Maps/Official+Streets+and+Buildings+Map.pdf |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city's [[urban growth boundary|urban growth area]] (UGA) includes Alderwood Manor and part of North Lynnwood, extending east to Locust Way and [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]], and north to the [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]] UGA at 148th Street Southwest.<ref>{{cite map |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Municipal Urban Growth Area (MUGA) Boundaries |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_GMA_FLU/Map3_Municipal_UrbanGrowthArea_MUGA.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=May 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Comprehensive Plan">{{cite report |date=June 22, 2015 |title=City of Lynnwood Comprehensive Plan |url=http://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Assets/Departments/Community+Development/Comprehensive+Plan/2015/Final/Comp+Plan.pdf |publisher=City of Lynnwood |access-date=May 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211162427/http://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Assets/Departments/Community+Development/Comprehensive+Plan/2015/Final/Comp+Plan.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{rp|1.5}}

Lynnwood is situated {{convert|300 to 600|ft|m}} on a plateau above [[Puget Sound]], which lies to the city's west, and consists of several hills and valleys.<ref name="Comprehensive Plan"/>{{rp|9.1}}<ref>{{cite report |date=July 1978 |title=Final Environmental Impact Statement for Wastewater Treatment Facilities, City of Lynnwood & Alderwood Water District |chapter=Chapter II: Environmental Setting |page=II-1 |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu40AQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |oclc=6158029 |access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref> The city has eighteen identified [[drainage basin]]s, most of which drain into [[Swamp Creek (Washington)|Swamp Creek]] or Puget Sound via Lund's Gulch.<ref name="Comprehensive Plan"/>{{rp|9.6}} Other natural features within Lynnwood include Scriber Lake and Hall Lake. One of the highest hills in the Seattle area is {{convert|649|ft|adj=on}} {{vanchor|Lake Serene Hill}}, near the lake of the same name<!-- note Wikipedia's [[Lake Serene]] is about the lake in the Cascades, not Lynnwood's alt. 538 ft lake (GNIS ID 1513203) -->.<ref>{{cite map |title=Washington, a Centennial Atlas|last=Raisz |first=Erwin |author-link=Erwin Raisz|editor-last=Scott|editor-first=James William |publisher=Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University |location=Bellingham, Washington |year=1989 |ISBN=0929008243 |oclc=213083452 |p=4 |ref=Raisz}}<!-- marked as 500 ft hill on map--></ref><ref>{{cite peakbagger|24359|Lake Serene Hill, Washington |access-date=March 10, 2018 }}<!-- altitude and location confirmed from National Map online at city water towers (47.8599, -122.2835)--></ref> The city has extensive views of the [[Olympic Mountains]] to the west and the [[Cascade Mountains]] to the east.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=February 18, 2011 |title=13-story high-rise proposed in Lynnwood |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/13-story-high-rise-proposed-in-lynnwood/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>

The main retail and commercial corridor of the city is the "Lynnwood Triangle", bordered to the east by Interstate 5, to the south by Southwest 196th Street, and to the west by 44th Avenue West. The "Triangle" area has been proposed as the site of a city center for Lynnwood since the 1980s, including planning for a [[light rail]] station and high-density development surrounding it.<ref name="Times-1988Future"/><ref name="Times-1990Downtown"/>