Withrow, Washington
Withrow, Washington | |
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 Withrow and hills that comprise the terminal moraine for the Okanagan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet | |
  Withrow, Washington Location within Washington (state) | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′17.5″N 119°48′31.2″W / 47.704861°N 119.808667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 2,526 ft (770 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512810[1] |
Withrow is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States. The town is named for J.J. Withrow, a cattleman.[2]
Geography
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Located between Seattle and Spokane, Withrow lies at the base of Withrow Moraine and Jameson Lake Drumlin Field, a National Park Service designated privately owned National Natural Landmark located in Douglas County, Washington state, United States. Withrow Moraine is the only Ice Age terminal moraine on the Waterville Plateau section of the Columbia Plateau. It lies on the terminal moraine for the Okanogan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, which flowed southward through the Okanogan trough from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia blocking the course of the Columbia River and ending on the elevations of the Waterville Plateau.
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Withrow, Washington
- ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 352.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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