Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Cape Blanco

Cape Blanco is a cape in Curry County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1118592. It sits at 56.9 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameCape Blanco
GNIS feature ID1118592
Kind of placeCape
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Latitude42.83761
Longitude-124.564
USGS topographic mapCape Blanco
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated56.9 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated187 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other capes

Every cape covered here

Other places in Curry County

Questions

Where is Cape Blanco?

In Curry County, Oregon, at 42.83761, -124.564. The USGS records it on the Cape Blanco topographic map.

How high is Cape Blanco?

56.9 metres (187 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Cape Blanco?

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