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Forks Loggers Memorial

Forks Loggers Memorial, a historic site in Washington
Forks Loggers Memorial, a historic site in WashingtonKonrad Roeder · CC BY 3.0

Forks Loggers Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Blackwood Peak stands 1,341 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Janet Calderwood Memorial Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.4 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

Dates from 1992.

Wikidata Q101482949, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1992

How to reach it

Coordinates47.93698, -124.39363

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
  • Grader Creek Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lagitos Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Gunderson Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Reade Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scotts Bluff: 9.2 mi
Parks: 11
  • Tilicum Park: 1.4 mi
  • Calawah River Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rearing Pond Water Access: 2.2 mi
  • Diimmel Access Area: 3.0 mi
  • Sol Duc River Bar Access Area: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Janet Calderwood Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Quilete Totem Pole: 1.1 mi
  • Dickey Camp (Site): 10.2 mi
  • MLB-44363: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Salmon Cascades: 22.5 mi
  • Mineral Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sasquatch: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Table: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Point of Arches State Park Property: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Sol Duc Hot Springs: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forks Loggers Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwood PeakE 90°1,341 m23.6 mi
Slide PeakE 89°1,306 m22.4 mi
Sore ThumbENE 78°1,147 m20.3 mi
Pine MountainE 87°1,139 m20.2 mi
Mount MullerENE 61°1,123 m21.9 mi
Misery PeakE 92°1,093 m21.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 98°1,033 m18.7 mi
Owl MountainESE 121°1,024 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:30
June solstice05:1920:3221:21
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice08:0515:3416:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414244485458626259514440
Precip in19.111.714.39.45.03.72.12.84.811.718.117.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forks 1 E, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1184360649

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