B-17 Crash Site
B-17 Crash Site is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,418 m. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 26.7 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 27.7 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
- 29.4 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 10 mi
- South Point · 10 mi
- Sanwick Place Road End · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Worthington-Northeast Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mount Worthington: 1.3 mi
- Welch Peaks: 1.3 mi
- Silver Lake Peak: 1.4 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Worthington Park: 10.0 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 10.2 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 10.3 mi
- Sequim Bay State Park: 13.4 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 12.1 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 14.7 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 15.2 mi
- Fairgrounds: 15.9 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 16.7 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 16.1 mi
- Dungeness School House: 20.0 mi
- Torpedo X-Ray Tower: 20.6 mi
- Road T to lot 3?: 20.6 mi
- Gate 2: 20.6 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 12.5 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 19.1 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 22.0 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 22.1 mi
- Kite Girl: 15.6 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 21.5 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 22.1 mi
- Vikings: 22.2 mi
- Uff Da: 22.2 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 10.6 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 13.7 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 17.0 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 17.9 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 10.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.8 mi
- Mystery Beach: 12.8 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 13.0 mi
- Portage Beach: 20.6 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
- Murhut Falls: 12.6 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 18.2 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 19.7 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 20.9 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 15.8 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 22.4 mi
- Arboretum: 22.6 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 12.8 mi
- McGees: 18.3 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of B-17 Crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | WSW 247° | 2,369 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Constance | SSW 198° | 2,364 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Johnson | WSW 258° | 2,341 m | 7.1 mi |
| Inner Constance | SSW 205° | 2,338 m | 6.4 mi |
| Martin Peak | WSW 253° | 2,328 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sweat Spire | WSW 258° | 2,304 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WSW 237° | 2,298 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | WSW 259° | 2,292 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:29 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/715873891
Day trips start here
- Sequim · 15 mi
- Seabeck · 19 mi
- Poulsbo · 22 mi
- Port Gamble · 23 mi
- Port Townsend · 23 mi
- Silverdale · 23 mi
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