Yellepit, Washington

Yellepit was an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles southwest of Wallula on the west bank of the Columbia River.

Yellepit, Washington
Former unincorporated community
Yellepit, Washington Location of Yellepit, Washington
Coordinates: 46°03′39″N 118°57′05″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Benton
Elevation [2]	341 ft (104 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99337
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1511443[2]

History

The community was named Yellepit in honor of a chief of the Walla Walla tribe who was encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.^[3] The community once had a large train depot, water tank and other buildings. In 1953 the community site was inundated by the waters of Lake Wallula.^[4]