Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Palisades

Palisades is a cliff in Lewis County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1524148. It sits at 727.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NamePalisades
GNIS feature ID1524148
Kind of placeCliff
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Latitude46.6815
Longitude-121.55314
USGS topographic mapOhanapecosh Hot Springs
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated727.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2386 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other cliffs

Every cliff covered here

Other places in Lewis County

Questions

Where is Palisades?

In Lewis County, Washington, at 46.6815, -121.55314. The USGS records it on the Ohanapecosh Hot Springs topographic map.

How high is Palisades?

727.2 metres (2386 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Palisades?

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