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Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument

Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument from directly overhead

Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,176 m. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobblers Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

park in Pierce County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49521746, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1176 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.80229, -121.89876

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 35
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.9 mi
  • Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 17.5 mi
  • Smallwood Park: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
  • Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Coffee Cup: 10.8 mi
  • The Trident: 11.1 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 14.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 16.6 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 18.6 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Bum Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Log Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Soda Springs: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestENE 62°4,392 m7.4 mi
Mount RainierENE 63°4,392 m7.5 mi
Point SuccessENE 64°4,302 m6.9 mi
Liberty CapNE 54°4,297 m7.2 mi
Gibraltar RockENE 67°3,863 m7.9 mi
Tahoma CleaverENE 62°3,533 m6.1 mi
Saint Andrews RockNE 56°3,520 m6.3 mi
Little TahomaENE 70°3,395 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323336414854616155453631
Precip in11.48.67.55.94.73.71.21.53.59.013.012.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 6 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356545761

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