Eastern Mojave Vegetation Yachats, Lincoln County, Oregon.
 
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Yachats (/'j??h??ts/ YAH-hahts) is a small coastal city in the southernmost area of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language and means "at the foot of the mountain." There is a range of differing etymologies. William Bright says the name comes from the Alsea placename yáx?ayky (IPA: /'ja?ajk?/). At the 2020 census, the city's population was 994.


Elevation: 46ft, 14m.

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The Pacific coast at Yachats. 		Full Size Image
Late lunch/early dinner at the Luna Sea Fish House (2022). 		Full Size Image
The Yachats River enters the ocean. 		Full Size Image
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) on the Coast (804) Trail. 		Full Size Image
Sunny morning in Yachats.
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Sunny morning in Yachats. 		Full Size Image
Luna Sea Restaurant, Yachats, Oregon (2009).

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:43 PM, 8/1/2026.