Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Zigzag Canyon

Zigzag Canyon is a valley in Sherman County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129411. It sits at 327 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameZigzag Canyon
GNIS feature ID1129411
Kind of placeValley
StateOregon
CountySherman
Latitude45.14957
Longitude-120.47779
USGS topographic mapShoestring Ridge
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated327 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1073 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other valleys

Every valley covered here

Other places in Sherman County

Questions

Where is Zigzag Canyon?

In Sherman County, Oregon, at 45.14957, -120.47779. The USGS records it on the Shoestring Ridge topographic map.

How high is Zigzag Canyon?

327 metres (1073 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Zigzag Canyon?

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