Historic site · Washington
Helicopter Crash Memorial
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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
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.
How to reach it
Coordinates46.91725, -122.73905
- 25.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook · 22 mi
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
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
Historic sites: 59
- Connecting Communities Dedication: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Big Rock: 3.8 mi
- Fort Eaton Monument: 4.7 mi
- Willamette Meridian Monument: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 39
- Pioneer Wheel: 6.5 mi
- Philosopher: 8.7 mi
- A Story Place: 8.8 mi
- Olympic Carvings: 9.0 mi
- Mare and Colt: 9.1 mi
Museums: 32
- Tenino Depot Museum: 7.0 mi
- Olympic Flight Museum: 8.5 mi
- Lacey Replica Depot: 8.9 mi
- Lacey Museum: 9.0 mi
- Henderson House Museum: 10.5 mi
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
- Food Court Stage: 7.4 mi
- Carnival Grounds: 7.5 mi
- Andrews Arena: 7.5 mi
- Vehicle Park: 13.7 mi
- Ocean City Ferry: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Deschutes Prairie Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Lake Lois Habitat Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Violet Prairie-Scatter Creek Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Black Lake Meadows: 12.3 mi
- Tolmie State Park: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Nisqually Falls: 7.0 mi
- Bloody Falls: 8.9 mi
- Mima Falls: 16.5 mi
- Deschutes Falls: 17.2 mi
- Kennedy Falls: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 8
- The Arbors Private Beach: 7.0 mi
- Countryside Beach: 16.8 mi
- South Beach: 19.4 mi
- North Beach: 19.5 mi
- Joemma Beach: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Seven-infantry Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Tenth Field Artillery Bluff: 9.8 mi
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
Rest areas: 2
- Maytown Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Scatter Creek Rest Area: 12.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge | SSE 158° | 680 m | 12.2 mi |
| Miller Hill | SSE 156° | 550 m | 8.6 mi |
| Baumgard Hill | SSE 157° | 536 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSE 155° | 516 m | 8.1 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | SSW 193° | 453 m | 5.3 mi |
| Northcraft Mountain | SSW 209° | 429 m | 6.9 mi |
| Jonas Hill | SE 136° | 353 m | 8.4 mi |
| Blumauer Hill | SW 218° | 291 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:23 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:34 | 16:25 |
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 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olympia AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12148423343
Day trips start here
- Lacey · 8 mi
- Tumwater · 10 mi
- Olympia · 11 mi
- Anderson Island · 17 mi
- Centralia · 17 mi
- Steilacoom · 19 mi
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