Saddle Mountains

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The Saddle Mountains are a rugged, elongated mountain range in central Washington State known for their basalt cliffs, shrub-steppe habitat, and proximity to the Columbia River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
mountain range
adjacentTo Hanford Reach National Monument NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
contains Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Saddle Mountains Wilderness Study Area NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 90 NERFINISHED
Vantage Highway NERFINISHED
ecosystemType shrub-steppe
elevation approximately 2660 feet
approximately 810 meters
formedBy folding of basalt flows
tectonic compression
geologicAge Miocene
geology Columbia River Basalt Group NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic basalt cliffs
elongated
rugged
shrub-steppe habitat
hasLandUse grazing
recreation
wildlife conservation
hasViewOf Columbia River NERFINISHED
highestPoint Wahatis Peak NERFINISHED
knownFor basalt cliffs
raptor habitat
wildflower displays
length approximately 60 miles
approximately 97 kilometers
locatedIn Grant County, Washington NERFINISHED
Washington
surface form: Washington State

Yakima County, Washington NERFINISHED
central Washington
managedBy Bureau of Land Management (in part) NERFINISHED
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (in part) NERFINISHED
near Columbia River NERFINISHED
Columbia River Gorge at Vantage NERFINISHED
town of Vantage, Washington NERFINISHED
orientation east–west
overlooks Columbia River valley NERFINISHED
partOf Columbia Plateau NERFINISHED
Yakima Fold Belt NERFINISHED
rockType basalt
state Washington
vegetation bunchgrasses
sagebrush

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Wahluke Slope AVA boundedBy Saddle Mountains