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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saddle Mountains canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.