Jump Off Joe (Washington)
Jump off Joe | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,203 ft (671 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 720 ft (220 m)[1] |
Isolation | 27.61 mi (44.43 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°06′14″N 119°07′48″W / 46.103816°N 119.129948°W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Horse Heaven Hills |
Topo map | USGS Johnson Butte |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Drive |
Jump off Joe is a butte in the Horse Heaven Hills south of Kennewick in the U.S. state of Washington. Jump off Joe rises above the Tri-Cities and is visible throughout much of the region, including in parts of Umatilla and Morrow Counties in Oregon to the south. A gravel road approaches the summit from the south up a steep incline. On a clear day, visitors to the summit can see Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount Rainier.[2]
Jump off Joe's high elevation compared to the surrounding area makes it an ideal location to place towers for radio and television communications. Among these is an
Geology
Jump off Joe and the greater Horse Heaven Hills are
Rocks in the area are predominantly basalt, part of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Lava flows believed to have originated from the Yellowstone hotspot approximately 10 to 15 million years ago when the hotspot was located in western Idaho. These lava flows covered large portions of Washington and Oregon all the way to the Pacific Ocean in basalt up to 5,900 feet (1,800 m) thick.[9]
During the
Climate and ecology
Annual rainfall at the nearest airport, the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco is 7.94 inches (20.2 cm). Afternoon temperatures in the summer can exceed 100 °F (38 °C).[12] Jump off Joe frequently lies above inversions that form in the Columbia Basin during high pressure systems in the winter months.[13]
See also
- Badger Mountain (Benton County, Washington)
- Wallula Gap
- Rattlesnake Mountain (Benton County, Washington)
References
- ^ a b c d "Jump Off Joe, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Kennewick's Mountain". 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Kennewick, Jump Off Joe, Washington, 145.41, N7LZM Repeater". RepeaterBook. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "KNDU-TV TV Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "KVEW-TV TV Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "KUJ-FM Radio Coverage Map". Radio Locator. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "KORD-FM Radio Coverage Map". Radio Locator. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Field Trip Guide to the Columbia River Basalt Group Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-789-4
- ISBN 0-88192-067-3.
- ^ "Jump off Joe trail hike to the communications towers". Hike Tri-Cities. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Monthly Temperature Charts, Pasco, WA Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Above the Inversion of the Columbia Basin". Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.