List of arches in Oregon

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List of arches in Oregon contains all natural rock arches identified by the USGS in the U.S. state of Oregon. The USGS defines an arch as a natural arch-like opening in a rock mass (bridge, natural bridge, sea arch). [1]

There are 15 listed as of December 12, 2008.

nameelevationcoordinateUSGS Map GNIS ID
Sea Lion Rock 0 ft (0 m)Tillamook Head 1675460
Natural Bridges 36 ft (11 m)Carpenterville 1159204
Battle Rock Arch 0 ft (0 m)Port Orford 1675457
Cave Rock Arch 26 ft (7.9 m)Cape Sebastian 1675458
Cow Horn Arch 4,268 ft (1,301 m)Butler Butte 1157050
Tex Creek Arch 4,488 ft (1,368 m)Big Weasel Springs 2123518
Needle Rock 2,175 ft (663 m)Cascade Gorge 1146753
Natural Bridge 3,205 ft (977 m)Union Creek 1157045
Devils Punch Bowl 36 ft (11 m)Newport North 1679040
Phantom Natural Bridge 4,541 ft (1,384 m)Battle Ax 1147628
Rock Bridge 4,331 ft (1,320 m)Elkhorn 1679039
Two Arches 0 ft (0 m)Unknown 1156809
Haystack Rock 0 ft (0 m)Nestucca Bay 1675459
Twin Rocks Arch 0 ft (0 m)Garibaldi 1675461
Claron Arch 1,552 ft (473 m)Clarno 1679038

See also

References

  1. "Feature Class" . Retrieved 2008-12-12.

45°55′03″N123°59′05″W / 45.91750°N 123.98472°W / 45.91750; -123.98472 (Sea Lion Rock Arch) 42°11′19″N124°22′06″W / 42.18861°N 124.36833°W / 42.18861; -124.36833 (Natural Bridges (Oregon)) 42°44′21″N124°29′18″W / 42.73917°N 124.48833°W / 42.73917; -124.48833 (Battle Rock Arch) 42°18′34″N124°25′01″W / 42.30944°N 124.41694°W / 42.30944; -124.41694 (Cave Rock Arch) 42°56′59″N122°37′42″W / 42.94972°N 122.62833°W / 42.94972; -122.62833 (Cow Horn Arch) 44°16′12″N119°16′44″W / 44.27000°N 119.27889°W / 44.27000; -119.27889 (Tex Creek Arch) 42°41′56″N122°36′08″W / 42.69889°N 122.60222°W / 42.69889; -122.60222 (Needle Rock) 42°53′22″N122°27′55″W / 42.88944°N 122.46528°W / 42.88944; -122.46528 (Natural Bridge) 44°44′50″N124°03′56″W / 44.74722°N 124.06556°W / 44.74722; -124.06556 (Devils Punchbowl Arch) 44°47′13″N122°14′39″W / 44.78694°N 122.24417°W / 44.78694; -122.24417 (Phantom Natural Bridge) 44°47′04″N122°16′33″W / 44.78444°N 122.27583°W / 44.78444; -122.27583 (Rock Bridge (Oregon)) 45°13′44″N124°01′04″W / 45.22889°N 124.01778°W / 45.22889; -124.01778 (Two Arches (Oregon)) 45°12′44″N123°59′10″W / 45.21222°N 123.98611°W / 45.21222; -123.98611 (Haystack Rock) 45°35′52″N123°57′33″W / 45.59778°N 123.95917°W / 45.59778; -123.95917 (Twin Rocks Arch) 44°54′43″N120°25′02″W / 44.91194°N 120.41722°W / 44.91194; -120.41722 (Claron Arch)