Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Crab Creek

Crab Creek is a stream in Skamania County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1518259. It sits at 432.4 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameCrab Creek
GNIS feature ID1518259
Kind of placeStream
StateWashington
CountySkamania
Latitude46.14428
Longitude-121.89509
USGS topographic mapSpencer Butte
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated432.4 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1419 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Crab Creek?

In Skamania County, Washington, at 46.14428, -121.89509. The USGS records it on the Spencer Butte topographic map.

How high is Crab Creek?

432.4 metres (1419 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Crab Creek?

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