Holiday Hills (Washington)

The Holiday Hills are a series of mostly treeless, loam^[1] hills in Spokane County, Washington, in the foothills of the Selkirk Range. The portion of the hills immediately to the east of the adjacent Saltese Flats are known as the Saltese Uplands.

Panorama of the treeless Holiday Hills looking east from Eagle Peak.

Holiday Hills
Highest point
Peak	Carlson Hill
Elevation	2,664 ft (812 m)
Coordinates	47.65018°N 117.1205°W / 47.65018; -117.1205
Dimensions
Length	3.5 mi (5.6 km) NS
Width	1.5 mi (2.4 km) EW
Area	4.4 sq mi (11 km2)
Geography
Country	United States
State	Washington
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains
Borders on	The Saltese Flats, The Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake
Geology
Rock type	Gneiss

History

Originally the hills were unnamed, but a resort known as the "Holiday Hills Ski Resort" opened on Carlson Hill in the 1970's, and people began erroneously calling the hill "Holiday Hill".^[2] Eventually this name fell out of use, and the name "Holiday Hills" spread to refer to the surrounding hills as a whole. The name soon also spread to local businesses. Despite the resort and many other businesses eventually closing down, the hills retained their name.^[3] "Holiday Road" in Spokane Valley and "Holiday Hills Drive" in Liberty Lake are named after the hills.

Carlson Hill

Carlson Hill
Highest point
Elevation	2,664 ft (812 m)
Prominence	623 ft (190 m)
Coordinates	47°39′01″N 117°06′59″W[4]
Geography
Location	Spokane County, Washington
Parent range	Holiday Hills
Topo map	USGS Liberty Lake

Carlson Hill is a summit in Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. Carlson Hill, is the highest peak of the Holiday Hills.