Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Tunnel Ridge

Tunnel Ridge is a ridge in Jackson County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1128305. It sits at 1138.1 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameTunnel Ridge
GNIS feature ID1128305
Kind of placeRidge
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Latitude42.17563
Longitude-122.90674
USGS topographic mapSterling Creek
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated1138.1 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated3734 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other ridges

Every ridge covered here

Other places in Jackson County

Questions

Where is Tunnel Ridge?

In Jackson County, Oregon, at 42.17563, -122.90674. The USGS records it on the Sterling Creek topographic map.

How high is Tunnel Ridge?

1138.1 metres (3734 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Tunnel Ridge?

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