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Quinault Lake Redcedar
- Description: The largest known Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata, in the world with a wood volume of 500 cubic meters (17650 cu. ft.). It is 53.0 m (174 ft) high with a diameter of 5.94 m (19.5 ft.) at 1.37 m (4.5 ft.) above the ground. (Van Pelt, Robert, 2001, Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast, University of Washington Press.)
- Viewpoint location: Near the northwest shore of Quinault Lake north of Aberdeen, Washington, about 34 km (21 miles) from the Pacific Ocean. It is near Higley Creek in the southwest corner of Olympic National Park.
- GPS: UTM 10 432300E 5259226N (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Lake Quinault West Quad [1]
- Viewpoint elevation: 400'
- View direction: North
- Date and time: 2005:09:16 16:25:32 PDT
- Camera: Canon PowerShot S110
- Photographer: Walter Siegmund
©2005 Walter Siegmund
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