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Coordinates: 44°41′59″N 124°03′55″W / 44.6998382°N 124.0653945°W / 44.6998382; -124.0653945
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[[Image:Moolack Beach sunset northward 2007-10-26.jpeg|thumb|Moolack Beach looking northward at sunset]]
[[Image:Moolack Beach sunset southward 2007-10-26.jpeg|thumb|South view. The [[Yaquina Head Light]] is visible.]]


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Revision as of 09:03, 14 January 2008

Moolack Beach looking northward at sunset
South view. The Yaquina Head Light is visible.

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.

The name is from an American Indian word for "elk". The area is rich with geologic history.[1]

The rooted stumps that remain likely belonged to trees living approximately 4,500 years old. Several such stumps are currently visible at Moolack Beach.[2] 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.[citation needed]


Moolack Beach reaches high temperatures in the 60s in the summer months and nights in the 40s. During winter, temperatures usually range from the 50s down to the 30s. December experiences the greatest amount of Moolack's significant precipitation, while July is driest.[3]


See also

References

  1. ^ Jason Evans (January 102007). "Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps". Newport News Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Cherilyn Parsons (May 72006). "Oregon's novel nirvana". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Moolack Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon". Going Outside. Retrieved 2008-01-13.