The Saltese Uplands Conservation Area is a 522

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in Spokane County in the

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. The conservation area covers the Saltese Uplands, which are situated on the western slope of the Holiday Hills, immediately to the east of the adjacent

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. The area is open to the public and contains of trails.

Climate

The western slope of the Saltese Uplands, are the driest part of the Spokane Valley and experience a

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( Köppen ''Csa''), closely bordering on a

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( Köppen ''Bsk''). The Uplands are a shrub-steppe, and one of the only shrub-lands left in the Spokane area.

References

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