Cape Lookout
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes to this location:
- Cape Lookout Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Cape Lookout North Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.33773, -124.0071
- Elevation: 350 feet
Description
According to Ellen Morris Bishop in Hiking Oregon's Geology, Cape Lookout is "the elongate cast of a coastal valley and channel system that was filled by a Columbia River basalt flow about 15.5 million years ago." The harder basalt that filled the original valley has persisted while the Pacific Ocean has slowly eroded the surrounding coastline resulting in "a dramatic two-mile long peninsula jutting westward out to sea." There are three hikes available here: the Cape Lookout Hike, the Cape Lookout South Hike, and the Cape Lookout North Hike.
The tip of Cape Lookout is a great place to watch whales migrating up and down the Oregon Coast. The abrupt two-mile finger of land forces the whales to swim out and around the point.
More Links
- Cape Lookout (Wikipedia)
- Cape Lookout (The Oregon Encyclopedia)
- Geology of Cape Lookout State Park, near Tillamook, Oregon (The Ore Bin)
Contributors
- CFM (creator)