Elk River (Oregon)
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The Elk River is in southwestern Oregon in the United States. About 29 miles long, the river drains a remote 92-square-mile area of the Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean.
Elk River flowing through the forest
The Elk River at a high water level in 1999
Cape Blanco (Oregon)
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Cape Blanco is a prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States, forming the westernmost point of the state's mainland. Cape Blanco extends farther west than
Elk River (Oregon)
…along the south edge of the Grassy Knob Wilderness. It then flows northwest, approaching the coast north of Port Orford and entering the Pacific between Cape Blanco to the north and The Heads to the south. From the confluence of its two forks, Elk River flows generally west and northwest for about 29 miles (47 km…
View from Cape Blanco, looking south towards Port Orford Heads State Park. Humbug Mountain in the distance.
North side of the Cape
Cape Blanco and lighthouse
Cape Blanco looking north towards Gulf Rock, Castle Rock and Floras Lake State Park