Manastash Ridge
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 name Manastash comes from the Sahaptin word /máːmaštaš/, possibly meaning "we are going root digging".[2]
The highest point in Manastash Ridge is Manastash Peak at Template:Convert, located Template:Convert west of Ellensburg, Washington.[3] 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 Template:Convert north of Yakima, Washington at an elevation of Template:Convert.
In addition to Manastash Peak, Manastash Ridge includes the peaks of Quartz Mountain (Template:Convert), Mount Clifty (Template:Convert), and Lookout Mountain (Template:Convert). The astronomy department of the University of Washington maintains the Manastash Ridge Observatory, located about Template:Convert west-southwest of Ellensburg.
References
External links
- Manastash Ridge road conditions
- Bivouac.com - Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia - Manastash Region page
- Manastash Ridge Observatory page
- Template:GNIS
Template:Washington State hills and ridges
- ↑ Complete Report for Saddle Mountains structures Template:Webarchive, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
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- ↑ Manastash Peak, Bivouac.com