The Holiday Hills are a series of mostly treeless,

loam Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > ), silt (particle size > ), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < ). By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–sil ...

hills in Spokane County, Washington, in the foothills of the

Selkirk Range The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mica Pe ...

. The portion of the hills immediately to the east of the adjacent

Saltese Flats The Saltese Flats is a flat located in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The flats are occupied by the residual wetlands of the now-drained Saltese Lake. The term Saltese Flats is generally used to refer to both the flat and the occupyi ...

are known as the

Saltese Uplands The Saltese Uplands Conservation Area is a 522 acre conservation area in Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. The conservation area covers the Saltese Uplands, which are situated on the western slope of the Holiday Hills, immediately t ...

History

Originally the hills were unnamed, but a resort known as the "Holiday Hills Ski Resort" opened on

Carlson Hill The Holiday Hills are a series of mostly treeless, loam hills in Spokane County, Washington, in the foothills of the Selkirk Range. The portion of the hills immediately to the east of the adjacent Saltese Flats are known as the Saltese Uplands. ...

in the 1970's, and people began erroneously calling the hill "Holiday Hill". Eventually this name fell out of use, and the name "Holiday Hills" spread to refer to the surrounding hills as a whole. The name soon also spread to local businesses. Despite the resort and many other businesses eventually closing down, the hills retained their name. "Holiday Road" in Spokane Valley and "Holiday Hills Drive" in Liberty Lake are named after the hills.

Carlson Hill

Carlson Hill is a summit in Spokane County in the

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state of

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. Carlson Hill, is the highest peak of the Holiday Hills.

References

{{Reflist Selkirk Mountains Mountains of Spokane County, Washington Hills of Washington (state)