Umtanum Ridge Water Gap, WA
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gypsie2
N 46° 48.930 W 120° 27.084
10T E 694420 N 5187815
Umtanum Ridge from Yakima Canyon Road.
Waymark Code: WMJ4B2
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
Views: 6
Umtanum Ridge is a folded mountain, created by pressure from within the earth.
Viewing access is from Yakima Canyon Road, north of Yakima. There is a parking area and information signs on the west side of the road.
From the National Registry of Historic Landmarks:"UMTANUM RIDGE WATER GAP
Umtanum Ridge Water Gap is one of the anticlinal ridges in the Yakima Folded Ridges subsection of the Columbia Basin. The site illustrates the geological processes of tectonic folding and antecedent stream cutting. Designated: 1980. Ownership: Federal, State, private."
Predominate Feature: anticline
Parking/Access Location: N 46° 48.930 W 120° 27.084
Ownership: State
Terrain Rating: 
Admission Charged: no
Landmark's Website: [Web Link]
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