Washington fun facts
We live in a state with lots of fun facts! Did you know these things about our state?
- The most rain any place in Washington ever got in one day was 14.26 inches at Mt. Mitchell in 1986.
- The highest place in Washington is Mt. Rainier, which is 14,410 feet above sea level.
- Washington is the only state to be named after a president.
- Our state flower is the Coast Rhododendron.
- Our state tree is the Western Hemlock.
- Our state bird is the Willow Goldfinch.
- Our state fish is the steel-head trout.
- Our state dance is the square dance.
- Our state fruit is the apple.
- Our state fossil is the Colombian Mammoth (and a group of fourth-graders from Windsor Elementary in Cheney worked with the state Legislature to make this happen!).
- Our state marine mammal is the Orca (and a group of students from Crescent Harbor Elementary in Oak Harbor worked with the state Legislature to make this happen!).
- Our state vegetable is the Walla Walla sweet onion.
- Our state capitol is Olympia. Native Americans who lived here for generations called it “The Black Bear Place.”
- The Space Needle in Seattle is 605 feet tall.
- Washington has five major volcanoes as part of the Cascade Range: Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens.
- The Centennial Trail that goes from Spokane to Coeur d'Alene is 69 miles long.