Klootchy Creek County Park
| Klootchy Creek County Park | |
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 The park in 2023 | |
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| Location | Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 45°55′16″N 123°53′35″W / 45.921°N 123.893°W |
The Klootchy Creek County Park, or Klootchy Creek Park,[1] is a park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was previously home to the largest tree in the state, a Sitka spruce.[2] In the tree's prime it was the largest Sitka Spruce in the United States. It was also the largest tree in Oregon and one of the oldest living things in the state. On December 7, 2007, there was a storm that snapped the tree about 80 feet above ground. Before the storm, it was 200 feet tall, its diameter was 17 feet, its circumference was 673 inches, and its Crown spread was 93 feet. It is estimated to be 500-700 years old.It is the first Oregon Heritage Tree. In February 2011, the Parks Department had a further 40 feet or so of the remaining snag cut off, due to concerns about decaying wood falling from the trunk and putting visitors at risk.
References
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- ^ "Klootchy Creek Park". Clatsop County Oregon. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ Hale, Jamie (January 27, 2021). "Oregon's largest tree now a magnificent stump on the Oregon coast". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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