Portage Head

Portage Head is a cape in Clallam, Washington. Portage Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Sooes, as well as near the village Wa’atch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Makah National Fish Hatchery.

Makah National Fish Hatchery

The Makah National Fish Hatchery is a fish hatchery located in Neah Bay on the Makah Reservation in Washington in the United States. It is co-managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Native American Makah tribe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neah Bay.

Neah Bay

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.

Neah Bay is a town of about 900 people on the northwest corner of Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. It's the most northwestern town of the contiguous United States. The whole town and its surrounding areas are part of the Makah Indian Reservation.

Portage Head

Type: Cape
Description: cape on the Pacific Ocean in Clallam County, Washington, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Clallam, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.28923° or 48° 17′ 21″ north

Longitude

-124.68662° or 124° 41′ 12″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

84WQ78Q7+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13272739075

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

5807277

Wikidata ID

Q138529885

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Satellite Map

Discover Portage Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sooes and Wa’atch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meigs Shipwreck and Strawberry Rock.

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