Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Rainbow Rock

Rainbow Rock is a cliff in Curry County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1134654. It sits at 30.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameRainbow Rock
GNIS feature ID1134654
Kind of placeCliff
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Latitude42.08622
Longitude-124.33065
USGS topographic mapBrookings
First recorded11/01/1991
Elevationcalculated30.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated100 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other cliffs

Every cliff covered here

Other places in Curry County

Questions

Where is Rainbow Rock?

In Curry County, Oregon, at 42.08622, -124.33065. The USGS records it on the Brookings topographic map.

How high is Rainbow Rock?

30.5 metres (100 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Rainbow Rock?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a cliff 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