Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Sunset Bay

Sunset Bay is a bay in Stevens County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1508837. It sits at 468.4 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameSunset Bay
GNIS feature ID1508837
Kind of placeBay
StateWashington
CountyStevens
Latitude47.89269
Longitude-117.66146
USGS topographic mapTumtum
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated468.4 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1537 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other bays

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Other places in Stevens County

Questions

Where is Sunset Bay?

In Stevens County, Washington, at 47.89269, -117.66146. The USGS records it on the Tumtum topographic map.

How high is Sunset Bay?

468.4 metres (1537 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Sunset Bay?

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