Whiskey Dick Mountain

Whiskey Dick Mountain

Wind turbines on Whiskey Dick Mountain
Elevation 3,873 ft (1,180 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence 423 ft (129 m) [1]
Location
Whiskey Dick Mountain
Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Range Wenatchee Mountains
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Whiskey Dick Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Whiskey Dick Mountain is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Ellensburg, in Washington state. It is in in the, 28,549-acre (11,553 ha), Whiskey Dick Unit of the L.T. Murray Wildlife Area.[3] It is the highest point on windy ridge alone which the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility is sited. The farm, with 149 wind turbines, is owned by Puget Sound Energy.[4]

Access to land owned or leased by the power company is open to the public for recreational use by permit only.[5] The area, characterized by sagebrush steppe and rocky outcroppings, provides opportunities for hiking and hunting.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Whiskey Dick Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2193. 
  2. ^ "Whiskey Dick Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1528028. 
  3. ^ "Whiskey Dick Unit". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/lt_murray/unit.php?searchby=unit&search=Whiskey%20Dick. 
  4. ^ "Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility". Puget Sound Energy. http://www.pse.com/energyEnvironment/energysupply/pages/EnergySupply_ElectricityWind.aspx?tab=3&chapter=1. 
  5. ^ "Wild Horse Access by written permission program". Puget Sound Energy. http://www.pse.com/community/tours/pages/WildAccess.aspx?tab=4&chapter=2. 
  6. ^ Sykes, Karen (April 21, 2005). Hike Of The Week: Whiskey Dick's desert ramble can be a blast. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/getaways/220731_hike21.html.