# Jump-off Joe

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For other uses, see [Jump Off Joe (disambiguation)](/source/Jump_Off_Joe_(disambiguation)).

**Jump-off Joe** was a 100-foot-tall [sea stack](/source/Stack_(geology)) geological formation composed of middle [Miocene](/source/Miocene) [concretionary](/source/Concretion) [sandstone](/source/Sandstone)[1] at [Nye Beach](/source/Nye_Beach) in [Newport](/source/Newport,_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), [United States](/source/United_States).[2] It was a well-known tourist attraction before [World War I](/source/World_War_I).[3] It formed sometime before the 1880s when it was connected to the mainland, and was a major impediment walking the beach.[3] Early travelers would have to jump off the side to get over it, hence the name. Early writers claimed the site was connected with [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) mythology.[3] Natural forces separated it from the mainland in the 1890s, and its large arch collapsed in 1916.[3]

## Etymology

The name "Jump-Off Joe" originated from the son of [Dr. John McLoughlin](/source/Dr._John_McLoughlin), Joseph. Joseph accidentally fell near the rock during a trapping expedition but managed to survive for nine more years before dying of his injuries. The rock was originally known as "The Jump-Off Where Joe Fell", before being shortened to "Jump-Off Joe".

## Key events

- Between 1920 and 1970, the majority of the sea stack collapsed, and by 1990 it had been swept away, and little trace remains today.
- In 1970 and 1990, members of the [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) photographed the remains of the sea-stack.
- In late January of 2021, Jump-Off Joe was affected by a landslide and closed it off to the public due to safety risks. [4]

## References

1. [USGS Erosion of a Sea Stack Over 100 Years](https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pubinfo/jump.html)

1. [Historic Photo Archive - Jump Off Joe, Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon, ca. 1903](http://historicphotoarchive.com/caps/00073.html)

1. ["Popular 'Jump Off Joe' site in Newport affected by landslide"](https://www.thenewsguard.com/news_free/photos-popular-jump-off-joe-site-in-newport-affected-by-landslide/article_2bb21714-602c-11eb-8bdd-e3677fb585d2.html)

1. ["Why is it Called Jump-Off Joe?"](https://97rockonline.com/why-is-it-called-jump-off-joe/)

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## External links

- [Historic images of Jump Off Joe](http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=&CISOFIELD1=title&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=jump%20off%20joe&CISOFIELD2=descri&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=descri&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=audiena&CISOROOT=all) from Salem Public Library

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