Tillamook Head
| Tillamook Head | |
|---|---|
 Tillamook Head, from Seaside, Oregon looking south | |
  Location in Oregon  Location in United States | |
| Location | Clatsop County, Oregon, United States |
| Nearest city | Seaside, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°56′46″N 123°59′30″W / 45.9461°N 123.9917°W |
| Website | Tillamook Head |
Tillamook Head is a high
Sitka spruce. It is located in Ecola State Park
.
The promontory is named after the
William Clark and 12 members of the Corps of Discovery documented their journey south from Fort Clatsop, hiking over the promontory where they encountered a beached whale
.
Geology
Tillamook Head is a tilted remnant of a flow of 15-million-year-old
Columbia Gorge. It spread along the Oregon Coast to Tillamook Head,[1] cooling to a 600-foot thick basalt sill.[2][3]
See also
- Nehalem Bank
- Tillamook Rock Light
- Tillamook Bay
- Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Cape Meares
References
- ^ "Tillamook Head". Retrieved 10 Aug 2016.
- ^ "Beachconnection". 19 Aug 2007. Retrieved 10 Aug 2016.
- ^ "The Ore Bin" (PDF). 19 Aug 2007. Retrieved 10 Aug 2016.
External links
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