Washington is a fascinating place, and you won’t believe some of the fun facts about our home state! For example, did you know any of this incredible Northwest trivia?
- There’s enough concrete in the Grand Coulee Dam to build an entire 60-foot wide and 4-inch thick highway from Los Angeles to New York City.
C Hanchey / Flickr That would make a 4-lane highway for almost 3,000 miles!
- The world record for the most snow in one year is held by Mount Baker.
amitchat / Flickr You’d think that colder parts of the globe would take the record, but the Mount Baker Ski Area holds it for their 1998-99 season when they reported 1,140 inches of snow, which is equal to 95 feet / 2,896 cm / 29 meters.
- Snoqualmie Falls plunges over 100 feet further than Niagara Falls.
jc.winkler / Flickr It’s true! This Northwest cascade drops 268 feet, whereas Niagara Falls is only 167 feet high.
- The mural on Boeing’s six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the entire world.
Lambo Lab / Google Images The impressive art is made of pressure-sensitive graphic film and measures in at over 100,000 square feet, which is equal to about the length of a National Football League field for each door.
- The San Juan Islands are home to the largest concentration of bald eagles in the continental United States.
Steven Miller / Flickr
- The only temperate rainforests in the continental U.S. can be found right here on the Olympic Peninsula.
Alex Green / Flickr The Quinault, Queets and Hoh Rainforests in the Olympic National Park are spectacular to explore. They even offer Quinault Rainforest Tours year round!
- You can find over 50 different species of petrified wood in the Ginkgo Petrified Wood Forest, located in Vantage.
Wikipedia Among the many species of fossilized wood in this forest by the Columbia River include ginkgo, sweetgum, redwood, Douglas fir, walnut, spruce, elm, maple, horse chestnut, cottonwood, magnolia, madrone, sassafras, yew, and witch hazel.
- Speaking of wood - when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, there was enough timber blown down to build 300,000 two-bedroom homes.
Google Images / mrwayrynenphoto The eruption blew down 4,000,000,000 board feet (or 9,400,000 cubic meters) of timber total!
- You may have heard that our state grows hops to brew beer, but did you know that Washington alone is responsible for producing about 70% of the nation’s supply?
Stan Hieronymus / Flickr And with 43,000 acres of vineyards, our state is also the second largest premium wine producer in the U.S. Basically, we make happy hour possible.
- The Space Needle’s height is equal to approximately 1,320 Milky Way candy bars (605 feet).
arboreality / Flickr This is information we all need to know.
- There are nearly 100,000 more acres of wilderness in the Olympic National Park than the entire state of Rhode Island!
Miguel Vieira / Flickr Rhode Island: 776,957 acres / Olympic Wilderness: 876,447 acres
Did any of these surprise you?? Do you know of any other amazing fun facts about Washington? Share them with us in the comments below!
C Hanchey / Flickr
That would make a 4-lane highway for almost 3,000 miles!
amitchat / Flickr
You’d think that colder parts of the globe would take the record, but the Mount Baker Ski Area holds it for their 1998-99 season when they reported 1,140 inches of snow, which is equal to 95 feet / 2,896 cm / 29 meters.
jc.winkler / Flickr
It’s true! This Northwest cascade drops 268 feet, whereas Niagara Falls is only 167 feet high.
Lambo Lab / Google Images
The impressive art is made of pressure-sensitive graphic film and measures in at over 100,000 square feet, which is equal to about the length of a National Football League field for each door.
Steven Miller / Flickr
Alex Green / Flickr
The Quinault, Queets and Hoh Rainforests in the Olympic National Park are spectacular to explore. They even offer Quinault Rainforest Tours year round!
Wikipedia
Among the many species of fossilized wood in this forest by the Columbia River include ginkgo, sweetgum, redwood, Douglas fir, walnut, spruce, elm, maple, horse chestnut, cottonwood, magnolia, madrone, sassafras, yew, and witch hazel.
Google Images / mrwayrynenphoto
The eruption blew down 4,000,000,000 board feet (or 9,400,000 cubic meters) of timber total!
Stan Hieronymus / Flickr
And with 43,000 acres of vineyards, our state is also the second largest premium wine producer in the U.S. Basically, we make happy hour possible.
arboreality / Flickr
This is information we all need to know.
Miguel Vieira / Flickr
Rhode Island: 776,957 acres / Olympic Wilderness: 876,447 acres
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