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Puzzle #48 was Crater Lake National Park.
Crater Lake National Park is a national park of the United States located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon. The park protects the flanks and caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of Mount Mazama, a destroyed volcano, and the surrounding hills and forests.
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What the record says
Puzzle 48 ran on 1 Sep 2026 and the answer was Crater Lake National Park, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - United States; IUCN category - II; Area band - 500–1,999 km². The numbers: Established - 1900s.
Beyond the grid the record adds Established - 1902; Area - 741 km² (500–1,999 km²).
Parkdle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0 and IUCN protected-area management category guidelines. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- United States
- IUCN category
- II
- Established
- 1900s
- Area band
- 500–1,999 km²
Also on the record
- Established
- 1902
- Area
- 741 km² (500–1,999 km²)