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Tamanowas Rock

Tamanowas Rock (Klallam: t̕əménəwəs) (also spelled Tamanous), also called Chimacum Rock, is a 150-foot (46 m) high rock with caves and crevices that l

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Tamanowas Rock (Klallam: t̕əménəwəs) (also spelled Tamanous), also called Chimacum Rock, is a 150-foot (46 m) high rock with caves and crevices that lies in a forest adjacent to Anderson Lake State Park, near Port Townsend, Washington.: 169  It is a sacred site to the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest and a pilgrimage site. The rock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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48.02° N, -122.79° E