Editing Haystack Rock (section)

{{short description|Sea stack on the coast of Oregon, United States}}
{{About|Haystack Rock in Clatsop County, Oregon|the feature with the same name in Tillamook County|Haystack Rock (Tillamook County, Oregon)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

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| name                  = Haystack Rock
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| photo_caption         = Haystack Rock and the Needles, Cannon Beach, 2023
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| location              = [[Cannon Beach, Oregon|Cannon Beach]], [[Oregon]]
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| age                   = 15-16 million years
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'''Haystack Rock''' is a {{cvt|235|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} [[stack (geology)|sea stack]] in [[Cannon Beach, Oregon|Cannon Beach]], [[Oregon]]. The [[monolith|monolithic rock]] is adjacent to the beach and accessible by foot at low tide. The Haystack Rock [[tide pool]]s are home to many intertidal animals, including [[starfish]], [[sea anemone]], [[crab]]s, [[chiton]]s, [[limpet]]s, and [[sea slug]]s. The rock is also a nesting site for many [[sea bird]]s, including [[tern]]s and [[puffin]]s.