Cliffdell Washington Map

About Cliffdell, Washington

Cliffdell is a locality in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Cliffdell is located at 46.9222°N, 121.0430°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98937.

Cliffdell emerges as a rugged corridor where the Naches River carves a restless, crystalline path through the deep, pine-shadowed expanse of the Snoqualmie National Forest. It lies 24.8 miles west of Ellensburg, WA (from Ellensburg, WA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 32.5 miles northwest of Selah. High above the riverbed, the air holds a sharp, resinous chill, carrying the scent of damp bark and cold stone from the distant, serrated peaks of the Cascade Range that press against the western horizon. The terrain rises in steep, timbered inclines, offering a stark contrast to the nearby open expanse of Sawmill Flat, where the earth flattens into a quiet, grassy basin. Sunlight here behaves with a peculiar, fleeting intensity, catching the needles of the evergreens in a brief, golden flare before slipping behind the ridges to leave the valley in a long, bruised twilight.

Cliffdell persists as a quiet outpost defined by its proximity to the raw, untamed timberlands of the Naches Ranger District, a landscape that has long dictated the rhythm of local labor and transit. Life in Cliffdell moves in accordance with the seasonal migrations of visitors seeking the high-country solace of the Gold Creek Trail or the cooling, high-altitude waters of Bumping Lake. While the economy remains tethered to the forest and the slow, steady flow of travelers navigating the mountain passes, the true character of the locality is found in the stillness that settles between the roar of the river and the wind moving through the canopy. It is a place of enduring, quiet industry, where the history of the region remains written in the weathered wood of old cabins and the persistent, unhurried persistence of the river cutting through the mountain stone.

About This Cliffdell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cliffdell, Washington. Coordinates: 46.922197, -121.043014. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cliffdell includes the ZIP code (98937), telephone area code (509), county seat of Yakima County (Yakima), and school district assignment (Naches Valley School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.