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44°41′59″N 124°03′55″W / 44.6998382°N 124.0653945°W / 44.6998382; -124.0653945 Moolack Beach (also Moolack Shores) is an undeveloped sandy beach on the Oregon Coast about 4 miles (6 km) north of Newport in Lincoln County, United States. It is almost 8 km (5 mi) in length with the south end at Yaquina Head and the north end at Otter Rock, the site of Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area. The northern beach is the site of Beverly Beach State Park and the community of Beverly Beach. The beach has no obvious break delineating what would seem to be Beverly Beach, though Wade Creek is a likely candidate.^[1] The nearly ten-foot (3-metre) tidal range and seasonally varying slope of the beach can cause the sandy beach to completely disappear at times; at other times it can be hundreds of feet wide. The beach is bounded by U.S. Route 101.

The name is from a Chinook Jargon word for "elk". The area is rich with geologic history.^[2]

Geology

The rooted stumps that remain likely belonged to trees living approximately 4,500 years ago. Several such stumps are visible at Moolack Beach.^[3] Among petrified woods common at Moolack Beach is Teredo wood, which is named for the signature Teredo clam-bored holes. Other petrified woods include pines and hardwoods, including alder, myrtlewood, and oak, as well as petrified palm.^[2]

Climate

Moolack Beach reaches high temperatures in the 60s in the summer months and nights in the 40s (5–20 °C). During winter, temperatures usually range from the 50s down to the 30s (0–15 °C). December experiences the greatest amount of Moolack's significant precipitation, while July is driest.^[4]

References

^ See USGS topographic map
^ ^a ^b Jason Evans (January 10, 2007). "Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps". Newport News Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
^ Cherilyn Parsons (May 7, 2006). "Oregon's novel nirvana". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
^ "Moolack Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon". Going Outside. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

External links

ABC News "Outside Magazine's Top 10 Beach Getaways" 7. Oregon: Newport, South Beach State Park/Kite flying and Whale Watching
750 KXL Radio "Moolack Beach"

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[USGS-1] See USGS topographic map

[NPTimes1-2] Jason Evans (January 10, 2007). "Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps". Newport News Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

[LATimes1-3] Cherilyn Parsons (May 7, 2006). "Oregon's novel nirvana". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

[Moolack_Beach_01-4] "Moolack Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon". Going Outside. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

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+[[Image:Moolack Beach sunset southward 2007-10-26.jpeg|thumb|South view. The [[Yaquina Head Light]] is visible.]]
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+'''Moolack Beach''' (also '''Moolack Shores''') is an undeveloped sandy [[beach]] on the [[Oregon Coast]] about 4 miles (6&nbsp;km) north of [[Newport, Oregon|Newport]] in [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln County]], [[United States]]. It is almost 8&nbsp;km (5&nbsp;mi) in length with the south end at [[Yaquina Head]] and the north end at [[Otter Rock, Oregon|Otter Rock]], the site of [[Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area]].  The northern beach is the site of [[Beverly Beach State Park]] and the community of [[Beverly Beach, Oregon|Beverly Beach]]. The beach has no obvious break delineating what would seem to be Beverly Beach, though Wade Creek is a likely candidate.<ref name="USGS">[http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=44.71527,-124.05895&z=15&t=T&marker0=44.69984%2C-124.06539%2CMoolack_Beach&marker1=44.67708%2C-124.07448%2CYaquina%20Head%20OR See USGS topographic map]</ref> The nearly ten-foot (3-metre) [[tidal range]] and seasonally varying slope of the beach can cause the sandy beach to completely disappear at times; at other times it can be hundreds of feet wide. The beach is bounded by [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]].
-'''Moolack Beach''' (also '''Moolack Shores'''), located at {{coord|44.700|N|124.064|W|format=dms}},<ref name=LatLong>[http://www.brainygeography.com/features/OR.beach/moolackbeach.html Brainygeography.com "Moolack Beach Oregon"]<small>
-::''Latitude:  44.7, Longitude:  -124.06417''
-::(Link/source last verified 12 January 2008)</small></ref><ref name=GoOutside1>[http://www.goingoutside.com/beach/1001677_Moolack_Beach_Oregon.html Going Outside: Beaches "Moolack Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon"]<small>
-::''There's plenty of outdoors recreation available nearby such as swimming, whitewater paddling, hiking, golf, boating, and fishing, so there's no way to get bored.''
-::''The summer months at Moolack Beach come with high temperatures in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures get down into the 40's. During the winter months highs are in the 50's and overnight lows at Moolack Beach in winter usually get into the 30's. Plenty of precipitation falls at Moolack Beach, the month with most of the rain is December, July meanwhile is the driest month.''
-::''Coordinates: Latitude: 44.7, Longitude: -124.0642''
-::(Link/source last verified 12 January 2008)</small></ref> is a stretch of coastline along the central [[Oregon coast]] at and just north of [[Newport, Oregon|Newport]] in [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln County]]. The name derives from an [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] [[Indigenous languages of the Americas|native language]] word for "elk". The area is rich with geologic history<ref name=NPTimes1>[http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2007/01/10/news/news05.txt Newport News Times, "Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps" by Jason Evans Of the News-Times. Posted: Jan 10, 2007 - 09:25:17 PST]<small>
-::''Exploring Moolack beach with Oregon's fossil guru, Guy DiTorrice, is an adventure in geologic history.''
-::''Among petrified woods, common at Moolack Beach, is Teredo wood, which is named for the signature Teredo clam-bored holes. Other petrified woods include "softwood species of pines and some hardwoods, including alder, myrtlewood, and oak, as well as petrified palm," DiTorrice said.''
-::''The Holocene Epoch is the current epoch and began 10,000 years ago. The rooted stumps that remain likely belonged to trees living approximately 4,500 years old. Several such stumps are currently visible at Moolack Beach.''
-::(Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)</small></ref> and contains petrified tree stumps, most buried beneath the sands but some visibly poking above, that are thousands of years old.<ref name=BeachConnect1>[http://www.beachconnection.net/news/damag010607_1102.php Oregon Coast Beach Connection "Ocean Takes Out Chunk of Central Oregon Coast Cliff"]<small>
-::''There are 4,000-year-old tree stumps buried beneath the sands at this part of Moolack Beach''
-::''"Lots of nice rock showing at Moolack - north of the motel, or turn right after getting onto the beach there," he said.''
-::(Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)</small></ref><ref name=LATimes1>[http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-newport7may07 Los Angeles Times "Oregon's novel nirvana" by Cherilyn Parsons, Special to The Times. May 7, 2006]<small>
-::''Moolack Beach, farther north, has a petrified forest beneath it, and sometimes the treetops poke through.''
-::(Link/source last verified 12 January 2008)</small></ref><ref name=BeachConnect2>[http://www.beachconnection.net/news/oddit010808_234.htm Oregon Coast Beach Connection "Unusual and Unpleasant Unearthed by Oregon Coast Surf"]<small>
-::''There are also similar structures buried beneath the sand at Newport’s Moolack and Beverly beaches, which have not yet been exposed this year. They too are believed to be 4,000 years old.''
-::(Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)</small></ref>
+The name is from a [[Chinook Jargon]] word for "elk". The area is rich with geologic history.<ref name="NPTimes1">{{cite web
-== Climate/Weather ==
+ |url         = http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2007/01/10/news/news05.txt
-Moolack Beach reaches high temperatures in the 60's in the summer months and nights in the 40's. During winter, temperatures are usually in the 50's and 30's, respectively. December experiences the greatest amount of Moolack's significant precipitation, while July is driest.<ref name=GoOutside1/>
+ |work        = [[Newport News Times]]
+ |title       = Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps
+ |author      = Jason Evans
+ |date        = January 10, 2007
+ |access-date  = 2008-01-13
+ |url-status     = dead
+ |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20070502202712/http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2007/01/10/news/news05.txt
+ |archive-date = May 2, 2007
+}}</ref>
-== Recreational activities ==
+== Geology ==
+The rooted stumps that remain likely belonged to trees living approximately 4,500 years ago. Several such stumps are visible at Moolack Beach.<ref name="LATimes1">{{cite web
-Moolack Beach offers a variety of outdoor activities, including:<ref name=GoOutside1/><ref name=>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KkZHktktvC0C&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=moolack+beach&source=web&ots=H0yCmSjy9Q&sig=C15vvfgP-Ru5gVwCNzigPGdVCeM Google Books "Moon Coastal Oregon" (Second Edition) by Elizabeth Morris, Mark Morris. Page 110]<small>
+  | url = http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-newport7may07
-::''Moolack Beach, two miles north of Yaquina Head, is a favorite with kite flyers and agate hunters''
+  | title =Oregon's novel nirvana
-::''Nearby Moolack Beach and the beach at Seal Rock, north of Waldport, as well as area estuaries and streambeds, are more spots worth a look October-May.''
+  | author = Cherilyn Parsons
-::(Link/source last verified 12 January 2008)</small></ref>
+  | work = [[Los Angeles Times]]
-* [[Swimming]]
+  | date = May 7, 2006
-* [[Whitewater paddling]]
+  | access-date = 2008-01-13
-* [[Hiking]]
+}}</ref>  Among petrified woods common at Moolack Beach is [[Teredo wood]], which is named for the signature Teredo clam-bored holes. Other petrified woods include pines and hardwoods, including alder, [[Umbellularia|myrtlewood]], and oak, as well as petrified palm.<ref name="NPTimes1" />
-* [[Golf]]
-* [[Boating]]
-* [[Fishing]]
-* [[Kiting]]
-* [[Agate]] "hunting"
-== Local attractions ==
+==Climate ==
+[[Image:Moolack Beach sunset northward 2007-10-26.jpeg|thumb|right|Moolack Beach looking northward at sunset]]
-Nearby attractions include:<ref name=MSM1>[http://www.moolackshores.com/home.cfm?dir_cat=8015 Moolack Shores Motel, "Local Attractions"]</ref>
+Moolack Beach reaches high temperatures in the 60s in the summer months and nights in the 40s (5–20&nbsp;°C). During winter, temperatures usually range from the 50s down to the 30s (0–15&nbsp;°C). December experiences the greatest amount of Moolack's significant precipitation, while July is driest.<ref name="Moolack Beach 01">{{cite web
-* [[Agate Beach Golf Course]]
+  | url = http://www.goingoutside.com/beach/1001677_Moolack_Beach_Oregon.html
-* [[Marine Discovery Tours]]
+  | title = Moolack Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon
-* [[Mariner's Square]] (including ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not]]'', ''[[WaxWorks]]'', and ''[[Undersea Gardens]]'')
+  | publisher = Going Outside
-* [[Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center]]
+  | access-date = 2008-01-13
-* [[Newport Performing Arts Center]]
+}}</ref>
-* [[Newport Visual Arts Center]]
+{{Clear}}
-* [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]]
-* [[Oregon Coast History Center]]
-* [[Rogue Ales Microbrewery]]
-* [[Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay Lighthouses]]
 == See also ==
-* [[Newport, Oregon]]
 * [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]]
-* [[Oregon Coast]]
+* [[Yaquina Head]]
-* [[Pacific Northwest]]
+* [[Yaquina Bay Light]]
-* [[West Coast of the United States]]
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
+* [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerSizzle/Story?id=2348257&page=3 ABC News "Outside Magazine's Top 10 Beach Getaways"] <small>''7. Oregon: Newport, South Beach State Park/Kite flying and Whale Watching''</small>
-* [http://www.thecityofnewport.net City of Newport, Oregon]
-* [http://www.discovernewport.com Get to Know Newport, Oregon]
-* [http://www.moolackshores.com Moolack Shores Motel]
-* [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerSizzle/Story?id=2348257&page=3 ABC News "Outside Magazine's Top 10 Beach Getaways"] <small>''7. Oregon: Newport, South Beach State Park/Kite flying and Whale Watching''</small>
 * [http://www.kxl.com/ArDisplay.aspx?SecID=176&ID=28769 750 KXL Radio "Moolack Beach"]
-* [http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2007/12/31/people/on_the_edge/aaaote14_finale.txt Albany Democrat-Herald "Part 14: Lighthouse at the end of the tunnel" Saturday, January 12, 2008]<!-- ''An hour later we were in Newport, pulling into Moolack Beach to find, of all things, a six-inch, light-colored toy horse standing all alone in the middle of a deserted parking lot.'' (Link/source last verified 12 January 2008) -->
-[[Category:Beaches in Oregon]]
+[[Category:Beaches of Oregon]]
-[[Category:Lincoln County, Oregon]]
 [[Category:Oregon Coast]]
+[[Category:Chinook Jargon place names]]
+[[Category:Landforms of Lincoln County, Oregon]]
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+{{LincolnCountyOR-geo-stub}}