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Afghanistan, Gulf, & Iraq War Memorial

Afghanistan, Gulf, & Iraq War Memorial from directly overhead

Afghanistan, Gulf, & Iraq War Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Enumclaw Mountain stands 849 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elise Park, a park 0.3 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 12 miles off.

Second inscription: Afghanistan War 2001-2021 KIA - 1,833 WIA - 20,093 Total deaths 2,352 "Through the anger and hatred of 9-11, came the responsibility and desire to assist, advance and prepare a suppressed civilization." - Dave Reynolds

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Gulf War 1990-1991 Iraq War 2003-2021 Gulf War KIA - 143 Iraq War KIA - 4,431 WIA - 31,994 "I left a piece of my soul that will always rightfully belong in the desert." - M. D. Dallocchio
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.26531, -122.25968

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elise Park: 0.3 mi
  • Beaver Park: 0.4 mi
  • Blueberry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clint Steiger Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Milwaukee Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Korea & Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • WWI & WWII War Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • The Little League Pledge: 1.5 mi
  • Garden of Memories: 2.8 mi
  • The Arlington Oak: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Midway Games: 2.5 mi
  • Riptide: 2.5 mi
  • Zooma Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Konga Slides: 2.6 mi
  • Clock Tower Bell: 4.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Gravel Pit Peak: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Point: 13.1 mi
  • Stanridge Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Site #4: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #3: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Site #2: 4.5 mi
  • Woodmont Country Club: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Sex Cove: 3.2 mi
  • Dash Point State Park Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Salmon Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Owen Beach: 13.0 mi
  • North Beach: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Victor Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Doughty Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Maplewood Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Ellison Spring: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Afghanistan, Gulf, & Iraq War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Enumclaw MountainE 93°849 m17.0 mi
Gleason HillSE 145°699 m19.5 mi
South Tiger Mountain North SummitNE 46°629 m19.5 mi
South Tiger MountainNE 46°619 m19.4 mi
Squak Mountain Central PeakNNE 31°618 m19.3 mi
Squak Mountain West PeakNNE 30°608 m19.0 mi
Brooks HillSSE 151°600 m17.4 mi
Radio HillESE 108°589 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1420:2221:10
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5415:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447525862676762544742
Precip in6.04.04.43.42.01.40.60.81.64.16.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma #1, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1225969324

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