Clatsop Spit
Clatsop Spit is a cape in Clatsop County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1135821. It sits at 2.5 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Clatsop Spit |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1135821 |
| Kind of place | Cape |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clatsop |
| Latitude | 46.22899 |
| Longitude | -124.01376 |
| USGS topographic map | Clatsop Spit |
| First recorded | 11/28/1980 |
| Elevationcalculated | 2.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 8 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other capes
Other places in Clatsop County
- Coffenbury Lake
- Cove Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Ecola Creek
- Ecola Point
- Fishhawk Falls
- Hug Point
- Indian Beach
- Lion Rock
- North Island
Questions
Where is Clatsop Spit?
In Clatsop County, Oregon, at 46.22899, -124.01376. The USGS records it on the Clatsop Spit topographic map.
How high is Clatsop Spit?
2.5 metres (8 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Clatsop Spit?
The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a cape in the Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service