Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Ape Canyon

Ape Canyon is a valley in Skamania County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1515926. It sits at 541 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameApe Canyon
GNIS feature ID1515926
Kind of placeValley
StateWashington
CountySkamania
Latitude46.20834
Longitude-122.08608
USGS topographic mapSmith Creek Butte
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated541 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1775 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other valleys

Every valley covered here

Other places in Skamania County

Questions

Where is Ape Canyon?

In Skamania County, Washington, at 46.20834, -122.08608. The USGS records it on the Smith Creek Butte topographic map.

How high is Ape Canyon?

541 metres (1775 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Ape 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