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Cape Flattery
Cape Flattery
is the northwesternmost point of the
contiguous United States
. It is in
Clallam County, Washington
on the
Olympic Peninsula
, where the
Strait of Juan de Fuca
joins the
Pacific Ocean
. It is also part of the
Makah Reservation
, and is the northern boundary of the
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
. Cape Flattery can be reached from a short hike, most of which is boardwalked. The westernmost point in the contiguous United States is at
Cape Alava
, south of Cape Flattery in
Olympic National Park
. However, the westernmost tip of Cape Flattery is almost exactly as far west as Cape Alava, the difference being approximately 5 seconds of longitude, about , at high tide and somewhat more at low tide.
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