Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a large monolith right off the coast of Arch Cape, Oregon. It is named Castle Rock because it resembles a castle turret. The rock is Basalt, formed millions of years ago from lava flows.- Type: Islet
- Description: landform in Oregon, United States
- Also known as: “Castle Rock, Clatsop County, Oregon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hug Point State Park.
Hug Point State Park
Park
Photo: Curt Smith, CC BY 2.0.
Hug Point State Recreation Site is a state park on the northern Oregon Coast in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the park is open to the public and is fee-free. Hug Point State Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arch Cape and False Tillamook.
Arch Cape
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arch Cape is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Named for the natural arch in the coastal rocks and the headland that extends into the Pacific Ocean, it is located along the Pacific coast, approximately four miles south of Cannon Beach, between Hug Point State Recreation Site to the north and Oswald West State Park to the south.
False Tillamook
Locality
False Tillamook is an archaic placename for a headland in Tillamook County in the U.S. state of Oregon. False Tillamook is now known as Cape Falcon, Oregon. False Tillamook is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Rock.
Tolovana Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cannon Beach had a population of 1,489. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock, a 235 ft sea stack that juts out along the coast. Tolovana Park is situated 4½ miles north of Castle Rock.
Castle Rock
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.80584° or 45° 48′ 21″ northLongitude
-123.98323° or 123° 58′ 60″ westOpen location code
84QRR248+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 405038524OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q17514956
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