Elevations range from a low of 486 feet at the Columbia River to approximately 2,700 feet at Wahatis Peak to the east. The Saddle Mountains have a gentle southern slope in contrast to theprecipitously bold relief of the north-facingcliffs. There are sand dunes on the western toe slopes caused by consistent strong winds along the Columbia River. Vegetation is dominated by big sagebrush and bluebunch wheatgrass. Bluebunchwheatgrass dominates the grass community at the higher elevations and cheatgrass dominates the lower levels.
Map
http://www.or.blm.gov/Spokane/maps/saddlemts.pdf
Directions
Southern Grant County, 3 miles north of Hwy. 24 extending east and west from the Adams County line to the Columbia River. Take "R" Road 1 mile east of the town of Mattawa, proceed north 1 mile and cross canal. Continue north on public land access road to BLM administered lands. To access the eastern end of the mountains, take Corfu Road from the north or Wahluke Slope wildlife recreation road from Hwy. 24 on the east.
References and External Links
Posted by: recreation2 and last modified on Jul 05, 2007 by thoos
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