McKenzie Head
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes to this destination:
- North and McKenzie Heads Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 46.2844, -124.0657
- Elevation: 205 feet
Description
In November, 1805, Captain William Clark and members of his party climbed to the top of a grassy knoll to get broad views of the Pacific Ocean and the mouth of the Columbia River. That night, they camped on a beach which is now about one mile inland due to silting after jetty construction. The knoll is no longer a grassy expanse and is covered with a growth of red alder. Below the knoll are two ponds: McKenzie Head Lagoon and O'Neil Lake.
The gun emplacements and bunkers here, Fort Canby Battery 247, were constructed in World War II as part of a triad of defenses, the others being at Fort Stevens and at Fort Columbia.
More Links
- McKenzie Head, Cape Disappointment, Washington (The Columbia River: A Photographic Journey)
- McKenzie Head (Willhite Web.com)
- Battery 247 (Fort Wiki)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)