Cape Lookout (Oregon)
The Cape Lookout Trail is a popular hiking trail, extending 2.5 miles (4.0 km) through Sitka spruce forest to the tip of the promontory. The cliff-top hiking trail offers views of Cape Kiwanda and Cascade Head to the south as well as Cape Meares, Three Arch Rocks, and Neahkahnie Mountain to the north. Migrating whales can also be seen, generally from December through June, as they pass the end of the cape.
The cape was named on July 6, 1788 by British fur trader John Meares, who was sailing south from Nootka Island, Canada in search of trade. During World War II, the cape was the location of a notable crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. There was one survivor (the bombardier), Wilbur L. Perez. A plaque on the cape memorializes the victims of the crash, which occurred in 1943.
See also
References
- ^ McOmie, Grant (September 13, 2012). "Three Capes Scenic Drive". traveloregon.com. Travel Oregon. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Cape Lookout Trail in Cape Lookout State Park". hikespeak.com. hikespeak. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ Meares, John (1790). Voyages made in the years 1788 and 1789 from China to the north west coast of America. pp. 169.
External links
- Media related to Cape Lookout (Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons