Landmarks · Puzzle #17 · Friday, October 16
Landmarks: the board
Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Landmarks.
The categories
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Seeing red: 10 pts if mostly red or orange
- Down Under: 10 pts if in Oceania
- Altitude: 1 pt per 1,000 ft above sea level
The best board
The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.
The lineup, figure by figure
Uluru
Sandstone monolith sacred to the Anangu people
Photo: Thomas Schoch, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Uluru scored best in Seeing red (10.0): it is mostly red or orange. Rainy was its weakest fit (1.1): it gets 8.9 inches of rain a year.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 537,240 times in 2025 (5.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 8.9 inches of rain a year (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 94 languages (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 72°F over the year (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 2,953 ft above sea level (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q33910, P2044
Salar de Uyuni
Salt flat that becomes a mirror after rain
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 Salar de Uyuni sits 12,011 ft above sea level, so its best fit on this board was Altitude, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 176,057 times in 2025 (1.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 9.9 inches of rain a year (1.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 65 languages (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 20° from the equator (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 45°F over the year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 12,011 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q76122, P2044
Geirangerfjord
Fjord with the Seven Sisters waterfalls
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Geirangerfjord scored best in Rainy (10.0): it gets 89 inches of rain a year. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 44,103 times in 2025 (0.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 89 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 62° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 33°F over the year (0.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Golden Gate Bridge
Suspension bridge across a foggy strait
Photo: Rich Niewiroski Jr., CC BY 2.5 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Golden Temple
Sikhism's holiest shrine, set in a sacred pool
Photo: This picture has been taken by Oleg Yunakov. Contact e-mail: yunakovgmail.com. Image can be used in accordance with the terms of the СС-BY-SA license. Other photos can be seen here., CC BY-SA 3.0 Golden Temple averages 78°F over the year, so its best fit on this board was Hot spot, worth 9.5. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 594,036 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 27 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 87 languages (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 32° from the equator (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 78°F over the year (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 758 ft above sea level (0.8) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
K2
Peak known as the "Savage Mountain"
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Chocolate Hills
Cone-shaped hills that turn brown in summer
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0 Chocolate Hills gets 81 inches of rain a year, so its best fit on this board was Rainy, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 119,135 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 81 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 42 languages (2.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 9.9° from the equator (1.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 81°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 446 ft above sea level (0.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Mont Blanc
Peak with a cable car to the Aiguille du Midi
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mont Blanc sits 15,781 ft above sea level, so its best fit on this board was Altitude, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange.
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 620,426 times in 2025 (6.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Rainy
- gets 45 inches of rain a year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 127 languages (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Far from the equator
- lies 46° from the equator (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 38°F over the year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Seeing red
- isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Down Under
- isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 15,781 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q583, P2044
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