Manastash Ridge

Manastash Ridge
View from Manastash Ridge facing towards Ellensburg, Washington with Cascade Range in the background.

Manastash Ridge is a long anticline mountain ridge located in central Washington state in the United States. Manastash Ridge runs mostly west-to-east in Kittitas and Yakima counties, for approximately 50 miles. The ridge is part of the Yakima Fold Belt of east-tending long ridges formed by the folding of Miocene Columbia River basalt flows.[1]

The highest point in Manastash Ridge is Manastash Peak at 6,335 feet (1,931 m), located 22.4 miles (36.0 km) west of Ellensburg, Washington.[2] Interstate 82 crosses through the eastern portion of the ridge; the Manastash Ridge Summit is located at milepost 7 of the interstate (south of Ellensburg) or about 24 miles (39 km) north of Yakima, Washington at an elevation of 2,672 feet (814 m).

In addition to Manastash Peak, Manastash Ridge includes the peaks of Quartz Mountain (6,289 feet (1,917 m)), Mount Clifty (6,243 feet (1,903 m)), and Lookout Mountain (6,188 feet (1,886 m)). The astronomy department of the University of Washington maintains the Manastash Ridge Observatory, located about 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Ellensburg.

See also

References

  1. ^ Complete Report for Saddle Mountains structures, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  2. ^ Manastash Peak, Bivouac.com

External links

Coordinates: 46°51′28″N 120°20′52″W / 46.85778°N 120.34778°W / 46.85778; -120.34778


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Manastash Ridge Observatory — Organization University of Washington …   Wikipedia

  • Manastash Ridge Radar — The Manastash Ridge Radar is a passive radar which uses commercial FM broadcasts to study ionospheric turbulence as well as meteor trails, and aircraft. The radar is passive and bistatic; there are receivers located at the University of… …   Wikipedia

  • Umtanum Ridge Water Gap — is a water gap cut by the Yakima River through Manastash and Umtanum Ridge anticlines, which are part of the Yakima Fold Belt near the western edge of the Columbia River Plateau located in central Washington state. This National Natural Landmark… …   Wikipedia

  • Umtanum Ridge — is a long anticline mountain ridge in Yakima County and Kittitas County in the U.S. state of Washington. It runs east southeast from the Cascade Range, through the Yakima Training Center to the edge of the Columbia River at Priest Rapids Dam and… …   Wikipedia

  • Ahtanum Ridge — is a long anticline mountain ridge in Yakima County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located just south of the city of Yakima.Ahtanum Ridge is part of the Yakima Fold Belt of east tending long ridges formed by the folding of Miocene… …   Wikipedia

  • Olympic-Wallowa Lineament — Location of the Olympic Wallowa Lineament. Is the OWL an optical illusion? The Olympic Wallowa lineament (OWL) – first reported by cartographer Erwin Raisz in 1945 [1] on a relief map of the continental United States – is a physiographic feature… …   Wikipedia

  • Список кодов обсерваторий — …   Википедия

  • Mel's Hole — Classification Grouping Anomalous geography Description Country United States Region …   Wikipedia

  • 14466 Hodge — Infobox Planet minorplanet = yes width = 25em bgcolour = #FFFFC0 apsis = name = Hodge symbol = caption = discovery = yes discovery ref = discoverer = M. Hammergren discovery site = Manastash Ridge Observatory of the University of Washington… …   Wikipedia

  • Rattlesnake Hills — The Rattlesnake Hills is a long anticline mountain ridge in Yakima County and Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. Also known as Rattlesnake Mountain and Rattlesnake Ridge,GNIS|1507733|Rattlesnake Hills] it should not be confused with… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”