Manastash Ridge is a long
anticline mountain ridge
A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
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.
The highest point in Manastash Ridge is
Manastash Peak at , located west of
Ellensburg, Washington.
Manastash Peak
Bivouac.com 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 north of Yakima, Washington at an elevation of .
In addition to Manastash Peak, Manastash Ridge includes the peaks of Quartz Mountain (), Mount Clifty (), and Lookout Mountain (). The astronomy department of the University of Washington maintains the Manastash Ridge Observatory, located about west-southwest of Ellensburg.
References
External links
Manastash Ridge road conditionsBivouac.com - Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia - Manastash Region page
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{{Washington State hills and ridges
Ridges of Washington (state)
Landforms of Kittitas County, Washington
Ridges of Yakima County, Washington