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Badger Mountain (Richland, Washington)

Badger Mountain
` Richland Y looking west July 2013.JPG
Badger Mountain from the Richland Y.
Highest point
Elevation 1,593 ft (486 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence 915 ft (279 m) 
Isolation 8.44 mi (13.58 km) 
Coordinates 46°14′04″N 119°19′17″W / 46.234344°N 119.321525°W / 46.234344; -119.321525Coordinates: 46°14′04″N 119°19′17″W / 46.234344°N 119.321525°W / 46.234344; -119.321525
Geography
Badger Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Badger Mountain
Badger Mountain
Parent range Columbia River Plateau
Topo map USGS Badger Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Badger Mountain is a small mountain in Richland, Washington. Badger rises above the Tri-Cities connected to the smaller Candy Mountain via Goose Gap, is visible throughout much of the area and is a popular hiking destination for a wide variety of climbers. There are a number of trails climbing the mountain with varying levels of difficulty. Most of Badger Mountain is protected by the Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve, but the radio towers at the peak are private property. There are two summits on Badger Mountain, named the East Summit and the West Summit. The West Summit is the highest.

Badger Mountain is a member of the Yakima Fold Belt, a series of topographical folds (or wrinkles) raised from tectonic compression. The Yakima Fold Belt extends from Interstate 90 near Vantage, Washington to the Columbia River near Wallula, Washington. The Yakima Fold Belt is a portion of the larger Olympic-Wallowa Lineament, which extends from near Port Angeles, Washington into northeastern Oregon.

Badger Mountain is also a part of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Sometime between 10 and 15 million years ago, multiple lava flows poured out from the Yellowstone hotspot, then located in western Idaho. These lava flows covered large portions of Washington and Oregon on their way to the Pacific Ocean and are the cause of the underlying basalt of the region. In some areas, the basalt was 5,900 feet (1,800 m) thick.


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