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:''This article about the geographical entity. For the American band, see Talking Heads post-breakup, for the UK stoner rock band, see The Heads (UK band)'' The Heads is a rocky cape on the
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
coast of southwestern
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in the
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. It is located in northern Curry County, just outside the town of Port Orford, along a mountainous stretch of coast bounded to the east by the Coastal Range. The cape is part of
Port Orford Heads State Park Port Orford Heads State Park is a coastal state park in northwest Curry County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Port Orford. Established in 1976, it is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Location Located on a bl ...
. It is approximately 5 mi (8 km) south along the coast from Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in the state of Oregon.


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Landforms of Curry County, Oregon Headlands of Oregon Port Orford, Oregon {{CurryCountyOR-geo-stub