Heceta Head

Heceta Head (/həˈsiːtə/ hə-SEE-tə) is a headland that stands 1,000 feet (300 m) above the Pacific Ocean in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

[2] Devils Elbow is the bay south of the headland at the mouth of Cape Creek, and with the headland formed Devils Elbow State Park, which is now part of Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint.

[3][4] Heceta Head Light, the assistant lightkeepers’ house, and two bridges located near the headland are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1894, the 56-foot (17 m) lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 miles (34 km) out to sea, making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.

[4] Heceta Head is the ending point of an ancient lava flow from the Columbia River Basalt Group.

Heceta Head and lighthouse surrounded by salal meadows, rhododendrons and Sitka spruce groves, with Parrot Rock to the left
Cape Creek Bridge , at the heart of Heceta Head Lighthouse Scenic Viewpoint , is the first bridge in the world to have zinc thermal sprayed over the entire structure. [ 5 ]
Sunset at Heceta Head