Cape Flattery Light

Cape Flattery Light is a lighthouse in Clallam County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Clallam County.

It was built in 1857, in the Civil War era, making it the oldest of the 21 in Washington with a recorded construction date; its light sits 164 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl(2) W 20s (a group of 2 white flashes every 20 seconds); it was deactivated in 2008; the structure is built of brick.

Status check, 2026-11: The record's 1854 is the year Congress funded the light. The tower was built 1856–57 and first lit December 28, 1857. It was decommissioned in 2008 in favor of a 30-ft skeleton tower. Sources give the height as 64, 65 or 66 ft. It carries the heritage designation National Treasure. It stands at 48.3917° N, 124.7366° W.

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