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Helicopter Crash Memorial

Helicopter Crash Memorial from directly overhead

Helicopter Crash Memorial is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Blue Ridge stands 680 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Area, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Permanent memorial for crash of two OH-58H Kiowa Warrior helicopters near here on December 12, 2011. Capt. Anne M. Montgomery, CW2 Lucas D Sigfrid, CW3 Frank A. Buoniconti III, and CW3 Shan Joseph Satterfield died in this crash.
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Coordinates46.91725, -122.73905

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Area: 0.0 mi
  • Monarch Sculpture Park: 1.5 mi
  • Gehrke Park: 3.0 mi
  • Wilkowski Park: 3.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rollover Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Severe Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Serious Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Backside Up: 4.5 mi
  • Crawford Mountain: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 41
Museums: 32
Gardens: 27
  • Woodland Elementary Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Panorama Resident Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Fairie Perennial & Herb Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Thruston County Community Food Bank Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Closed Loop Park: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 9
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Countryside Beach: 16.8 mi
  • South Beach: 19.4 mi
  • North Beach: 19.5 mi
  • South Beach: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
  • Silver Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.2 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Garrison Springs: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Environmental Study Area: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Point: 18.5 mi
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Kiwanis Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Helicopter Crash Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue RidgeSSE 158°680 m12.2 mi
Miller HillSSE 156°550 m8.6 mi
Baumgard HillSSE 157°536 m6.2 mi
Bald HillSSE 155°516 m8.1 mi
Crawford MountainSSW 193°453 m5.3 mi
Northcraft MountainSSW 209°429 m6.9 mi
Jonas HillSE 136°353 m8.4 mi
Blumauer HillSW 218°291 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:1720:2321:10
September equinox06:5918:3019:10
December solstice07:5415:3416:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485559646459504339
Precip in7.85.15.73.72.31.50.51.02.05.18.27.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12148423343

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