Rattlesnake Mountain
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Rattlesnake Mountain is a prominent, largely treeless ridge in south-central Washington State known for its significant elevation above the surrounding Columbia River basin and its role in regional conservation and scientific research.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Hills | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
ridge ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Arid Lands Ecology Reserve ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | federally protected area ⓘ |
| contains |
native bunchgrasses
ⓘ
sagebrush communities ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystem |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Plateau shrub-steppe
|
| elevation |
about 1060 meters
ⓘ
about 3500 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic uplift ⓘ |
| geologicalType | anticline ridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad summit ridge
ⓘ
steep southern slopes ⓘ |
| hasHumanUse |
communications facilities
ⓘ
scientific monitoring installations ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Yakima Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Yakima River valley
|
| importantFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
raptor habitat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
regional conservation value
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ significant elevation above surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| landCover | shrub-steppe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedInRegion |
Mid-Columbia region
ⓘ
surface form:
south-central Washington
|
| managedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| near |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Richland, Washington ⓘ Yakima Training Center ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Columbia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
|
| partOf |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Plateau physiographic province
Hanford Reach National Monument ⓘ Rattlesnake Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rattlesnake Hills
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| restrictedAccess | true ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| terrain | largely treeless ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | high ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. Department of Energy for research coordination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate and atmospheric research
ⓘ
ecological research ⓘ wildlife habitat conservation ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rattlesnake Hills