The Horse Heaven Hills are a long range of high, rolling hills in Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties in Washington State located east of Satus Creek and west of the Columbia River between the Yakima River and the Wallula Gap.
Horse Heavens Hills AVA is home to the single largest wine making facility in Washington, the Columbia Crest Winery owned by Chateau Ste. Michelle in Paterson. Alexandria Nicole Cellars has a large vineyard at Destiny Ridge. The Mercer and Hogue Families have come together to create Mercer Estates which also occupies the region.
The Red Mountain Viticultural Area is one of Washington's most well-defined and distinctive viticultural areas where good air, drainage and light soils encourage the vines to seek nutrients via deep roots.
Things to See & Do
* Wineries
* Hanford Nuclear Reservation
* Toyota Center
* Columbia Center Mall
General information
Cruise Season – May - October
Currency - United States Dollar (USD)
Language – English
Population – 164,000 approx (Benton County)
Land Area – 4,111 km2
Electricity – 2 perpendicular flat pins USA style or with a round pin below
Time - GMT minus six hours
International Country Telephone Code – 1
Transport Links - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Portland International airport have international flights and are about 2-3 hours from this region by car. Two airports in this region have commercial air service (although limited): Yakima Airport and Pasco Airport.
Amtrak's Empire Builder stops in Pasco (on the Portland branch) and Ephrata (on the Seattle branch).