Tatoosh Island, Washington

Tatoosh
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Geography
LocationMakah Reservation, Clallam County, Washington, United States
Coordinates48°23′31″N 124°44′10″W / 48.39208°N 124.73618°W / 48.39208; -124.73618
StateWashington
CountyClallam County
Additional information
Tatoosh Island
Cape Flattery Light from offshore
Tatoosh Island, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Tatoosh Island, Washington
LocationOff Cape Flattery, on Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectUS Coast Guard
NRHP reference No.72001267[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

Tatoosh Island is a small island and small group of islands about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) offshore (northwest) of Cape Flattery, which is on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Tatoosh is the largest of a small group of islands also often referred to as simply "Tatoosh Island", which are almost as far west as Cape Alava, which is about 15 miles (24 km) to the south and the westernmost point in the contiguous 48 states. The islands are part of the Makah Reservation and a part of Clallam County. The total land area of the island group is 159,807 square metres (1,720,150 square feet).

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.