The Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests encompass more than four million acres in Washington State and stretch approximately 180 miles north to south from the Canadian border to the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The forest lies east of the Cascade Crest, which defines its western boundary; the eastern edge extends into the Okanogan highlands, continues south along the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers, and ends in the Yakima River Valley. Because of its wide geographic range, the forest is very diverse—from the high, glaciated alpine peaks along the Cascade Crest and numerous mountain ranges, through deep, lush valleys of old-growth forest, to the dry and rugged shrub-steppe country at its eastern edge. Precipitation varies widely, from more than 70 inches along the crest to less than ten inches at the eastern edge.

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