Port Angeles, Coastal city in Washington, United States
Port Angeles stretches along the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula, bordered by the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Olympic National Park.
Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza named the harbor Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles in 1791, which English settlers later simplified to Port Angeles.
The discovery of an 8,000-year-old Native American village and burial ground in 2003 revealed the deep indigenous heritage of the Port Angeles region.
The city operates multiple transfer stations for recycling services and implements water conservation measures during seasonal shortages to maintain municipal resources.
The location in the Olympic Mountains rain shadow creates a specific microclimate with less precipitation than surrounding areas despite the Pacific Northwest setting.
Location: Clallam County
Inception: 1890
Elevation above the sea: 17 m
Shares border with: Port Angeles East, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Website: https://cityofpa.us
GPS coordinates: 48.11310,-123.44100
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:41
Elwha Dam
8.7 km
Glines Canyon Dam
17.1 km
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
15.1 km
Race Rocks Light
21.7 km
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
21.7 km
Tse-whit-zen
2.5 km
Mount Angeles
13.3 km
Clallam County Courthouse
671 m
Madison Creek Falls
13.6 km
Hurricane Hill
15.2 km
Tongue Point
20.6 km
Blue Mountain School
14.4 km
Aircraft Warning Service Observation Tower
14.2 km
Elwha River Bridge
8.4 km
Masonic Temple
301 m
Altair Campground Community Kitchen
16 km
Naval Lodge Elks Building
907 m
Elwha Ranger Station
15.5 km
Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District
1.5 km
Elwha Campground Community Kitchen
14.4 km
Emery Farmstead
14.2 km
United States Post Office
850 m
Joseph Paris House
538 m
Estrecho Rosario
14.6 km
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
902 m
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
580 m
Olympic National Park Visitor Center
1.9 km
Port Angeles Main Library
830 mReviews
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