East Selah, Washington Black Rock | |
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  East Selah, Washington Location of East Selah, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′52″N120°29′16″W / 46.6645712°N 120.4878434°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98901 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1510930 [2] |
East Selah is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located east of Selah adjacent to the Yakima River.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, East Selah has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [3]
Yakima is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima.
Selah is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is north of Yakima and part of its metropolitan area. The city's population was 8,153 at the 2020 census.
Cowiche is a census-designated place and unincorporated community northwest of Yakima, Washington, near the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountain range, in central Washington State (US). Cowiche, sometimes spelled Cowychee, is said to mean "footbridge between the valley and the mountains." According to the 2010 census, the town had a population of 428.
Parker is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in central Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 97 between the cities of Union Gap and Wapato on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The town had a population of 154 at the 2010 census.
State Route 821 (SR 821) is a state highway in central Washington state. It runs for 25 miles (40 km) through the Yakima Canyon, following the meandering Yakima River between Selah and Ellensburg. Both ends of the highway are at interchanges with Interstate 82 (I-82) and U.S. Route 97 (US 97).
State Route 823 (SR 823) is a state highway in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It runs for 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from an interchange with U.S. Route 12 (US 12) and through the city of Selah to a junction with SR 821. A portion of the highway runs in the median of Interstate 82 (I-82), its parent route, as it crosses the Naches River.
The Tieton River is a tributary of the Naches River, in Yakima County, Washington in the United States.
The Teanaway River is a tributary of the Yakima River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows into the Yakima River near Cle Elum. The Teanaway River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Yakima River, which is a tributary to the Columbia River. The river's name comes from Sahaptin, possibly /tyawnawí-ins/, "drying place".
U.S. Route 97 in the U.S. state of Washington is a 322-mile (518 km) route which traverses from the Oregon state line at the northern end of the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge in Maryhill, north to the Canada–US border in Okanogan County near Oroville. The highway serves major cities such as Goldendale, Yakima, Ellensburg and Wenatchee before continuing towards the Alaska Highway at the Yukon border as British Columbia Highway 97. Along the length of the roadway, US 97 is concurrent with State Route 14 in Maryhill, Interstate 82 (I-82) and US 12 between Union Gap and Ellensburg, I-90 briefly in Ellensburg, US 2 between Peshastin and rural Douglas County and SR 20 near Omak. An alternate route connects the highway with Chelan.
Yakima Ridge is a long anticline mountain ridge in Yakima County and Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. From its western end just north of the city of Yakima, the ridge runs east-southeast through the Yakima Training Center to its eastern end at Hanford Reach National Monument and the Hanford Site. Yakima Ridge is paralleled on the north by Umtanum Ridge and on the south by the Rattlesnake Hills. Moxee Valley and Black Rock Valley lie south of Yakima Ridge.
Yakima Sportsman State Park is a public recreation area located on the Yakima River on the east side of the city of Yakima in Yakima County, Washington. The state park is an oasis of green in an otherwise desert region, encompassing 266 acres (108 ha) of Yakima River floodplain. The site was initially developed by the Yakima Valley Sportsman's Association in the early 1940s, then deeded to the state in 1945. Park offerings include camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, and birdwatching.
Donald is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census.
Gromore is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile west of Yakima. Gromore was an agricultural area located at the terminus of a Yakima Valley Transportation Company interurban line.
Tampico is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately eighteen miles west of Yakima on Ahtanum Creek. The population was 312 at the 2010 United States Census.
Nile is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately 35 miles northwest of Yakima in the Nile Valley adjacent to the Naches River in the Nile Valley, near the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek.
Pomona is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located immediately northeast of Selah.
Fruitvale is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located within the north city limits of Yakima.
Gilbert Peak (8,184 feet is located in the Goat Rocks on the border of the Yakama Indian Reservation and Yakima County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Situated partly in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Gilbert Peak is the highest summit in the Goat Rocks, which are the eroded remnants of an extinct stratovolcano. Meade Glacier is located on the southeastern slopes of the peak, while Conrad Glacier is on the north slope.
The Frenchman Hills are hills in Grant County, Washington, United States of America. The high point is 1,640 feet (500 m). They are an anticlinal fold in the northeastern part of the larger Yakima Fold Belt. They likely take their name for one of the first non-native residents in the area, who lived near Low Gap in the 1860s and 1870s and was known only as The Frenchman.
Deadwood Peak is a 6,280-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also situated on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Deadwood Peak is set on the crest of the Cascade Range, immediately north of Yakima Peak and Chinook Pass, with the Pacific Crest Trail traversing its east slope. Its nearest higher peak is Naches Peak, 0.59 mi (0.95 km) to the southeast. Deadwood Peak takes its name from Deadwood Lakes and Deadwood Creek to its northwest, and their names came from the large number of downed trees in the area. From Chinook Pass, a short scramble up the south side leads to the summit with unobstructed views of Mount Rainier.
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