Willapa Hills
| Willapa Hills | |
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 Clearcutting in the Willapa Hills, Washington state. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Boistfort Peak |
| Elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°29′17.3″N 123°12′55.1″W / 46.488139°N 123.215306°W |
| Geography | |
  Willapa Hills Location of the Willapa Hills | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Western Washington |
| Hills | |
| Parent range | Pacific Coast Ranges |
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The Willapa Hills is a
GNIS defines the Willapa Hills as bounded by the Columbia River to the south and the Chehalis River to the north, without giving specific east and west bounds.[4] The Willapa Hills are one of the Pacific Coast Ranges, which continue north as the Olympic Mountains and south, across the Columbia River, as the Oregon Coast Range
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The highest point is 3,087-foot (941 m)
Pacific Coast Range system. Almost all of the land is privately held, and has been repeatedly logged. Only a few long corners remain with virgin forest. Alders that are less than twenty years old are typically harvested for pulp mills
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The Willapa Hills receive very little rainfall and a number of rivers originate in the region, including the Chehalis River, Willapa River, North River, Bone River, Niawiakum River, Palix River, Bear River, Naselle River, Grays River, and Elochoman River, among others.
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-4223-2472-1.
- ^ a b "Geology of Washington - Willapa Hills". Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Willapa Hills". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Willapa Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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