Difference between revisions of "The Thumb"
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Revision as of 18:46, 25 July 2017
- Hikes to this destination:
- The Thumb Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.02832, -124.01109
- Elevation: 400 feet
Description
The Thumb is the southern remnant of a basalt dike formed during the late Eocene. The small cove below was created when the dike was breached and wave action began to rapidly gouge out the much softer siltstones and claystones of the Nestucca Formation which the dike had been protecting. Various stacks and rocks scattered below you near a secluded beach portend the eventual fate of The Thumb, which will become a isolated sea stack in a hundred thousand generations or so.
More Links
- "Lincoln City's Cascade Head, Roads End, the Thumb: Wild about Oregon coast" (Oregon Live)
- The Thumb, Lincoln City (The Oregonian)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)