Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range. It contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse.

Most of eastern Washington State is either farmland or mountains, but then there are large swaths of the landscape where all you can see is barren bedrock and strange rocky land formations. The early settlers in eastern Washington referred to these areas as scablands because they were not suitable for farming.

Color map of Eastern Washington State showing land cover, shaded relief and geographic names of coulees and canyons of the channelled scablands, ridges and mountains, from Horse Heaven Hills to Selkirk Mountains.

Eastern Washington. Just as the Pacific Ocean and Olympic Mountains influence Western Washington, the Cascade Range affects the weather and climate in the eastern part of the state. The Cascades capture most of the rain that would otherwise fall in Eastern Washington.

Eastern Washington is full of things to do, places to see, and people to meet. You'll find mountain forests, desert plains, world class wineries, sand dunes, summer lakes, surprising wildlife, and more.

View pictures of native wildflowers, bunchgrasses, cactus, shrubs, bushes and trees that grow in the desert, lithosol, shrub-steppe, grassland and ponderosa pine woodland habitats of eastern Washington.

2024年12月4日 · Embark on a journey through Eastern Washington and discover a world of breathtaking beauty and hidden treasures. From stunning landscapes to charming small towns, this article will unveil 6 off-the-beaten-path destinations that will leave you in awe.

From the iconic Cascade volcanoes to the glacial flood-scoured landscape of eastern Washington, from the sea stacks of the Olympic Peninsula to the rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington has a rich geologic history.

Discover the hidden gems of Eastern Washington with our Top 10 Waterfalls guide, showcasing the region’s stunning cascades nestled in its unique terrain.

2006年3月28日 · The part of the lava field that underlies the Scablands in eastern Washington is a saucer-shaped area of about 15,000 square miles almost completely surrounded by mountains and nearly encircled by three rivers—the Columbia, the Spokane, and the Snake (Fig. 2, page 3).