Heceta Head
Heceta Head is a cape in Lane County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158283. It sits at 57.3 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Heceta Head |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1158283 |
| Kind of place | Cape |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Latitude | 44.13873 |
| Longitude | -124.12762 |
| USGS topographic map | Heceta Head OE W |
| First recorded | 11/28/1980 |
| Elevationcalculated | 57.3 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 188 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other capes
Other places in Lane County
- McKenzie River
- McLane Creek
- Memaloose Lake
- Misery Ridge
- Pinard Falls
- Portland Creek
- Proxy Falls
- Reflection Lake
- Salt Creek Falls
- Short Mountain
Questions
Where is Heceta Head?
In Lane County, Oregon, at 44.13873, -124.12762. The USGS records it on the Heceta Head OE W topographic map.
How high is Heceta Head?
57.3 metres (188 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Heceta Head?
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