Beezley Hills
| Beezley Hills | |
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 Location of the Beezley Hills
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Monument Hill |
| Elevation | 879.7 m (2,886 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°19′13″N 119°48′04″W / 47.32028°N 119.80111°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Region | Eastern Washington |
| Range coordinates | 47°19′34″N 119°45′35″W / 47.32611°N 119.75972°WCoordinates: 47°19′34″N 119°45′35″W / 47.32611°N 119.75972°W |
| Parent range | Yakima Fold Belt |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group |
The Beezley Hills are a range of hills, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Quincy in Grant County, Washington with a maximum elevation of 2,882 feet (878 m) or 2,886 feet (879.7 m).
The city of Ephrata, Washington, at the east end of the hills, was originally called Beezley Springs, named after horse rancher Frank Beezley.
The hills rise from the east bank of the Columbia River between Moses Coulee and Frenchman Gap. They extend about 25 miles (40 km) to Ephrata and are part of the geological formation known as the Yakima Fold Belt, a group of anticlines. The next member of the fold belt is the roughly parallel Frenchman Hills to the south. Between the two ridges, Interstate 90 and Washington State Route 28 run through the Quincy Basin (the latter less than 5 miles (8 km) south of the Beezley Hills), a rich agricultural and vinicultural area (see Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District).
Several springs occur on the lower slopes of the hills. In addition to Ephrata, formerly Beezley Springs (also spelled Beasley Springs), there are Baird Springs, Two Springs, and Willow Springs. The Grant County courthouse in Ephrata is geothermally heated from a hot spring.
Monument Hill is the highest point in the Beezley Hills and the second highest summit in Grant County at 2,882 feet (878 m) or 2,886 feet (879.7 m). The high point of Grant County is a 2,899-foot (884 m) summit (47°22′56″N 119°48′45″W / 47.3822°N 119.8124°W) unofficially named Ulysses S. Peak, four miles north of Monument Hill and across Lynch Coulee from Monument Hill.
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