Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Indian Head

Indian Head is a summit in Linn County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1122231. It sits at 390.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameIndian Head
GNIS feature ID1122231
Kind of placeSummit
StateOregon
CountyLinn
Latitude44.32489
Longitude-123.00405
USGS topographic mapIndian Head
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated390.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1281 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other summits

Every summit covered here

Other places in Linn County

Questions

Where is Indian Head?

In Linn County, Oregon, at 44.32489, -123.00405. The USGS records it on the Indian Head topographic map.

How high is Indian Head?

390.5 metres (1281 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Indian Head?

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