Jump Off Joe (Washington)

Jump off Joe
Jump off Joe from Thompson Hill in Kennewick.
Highest point
Elevation2,203 ft (671 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence720 ft (220 m)[1]
Isolation27.61 mi (44.43 km)[1]
Coordinates46°06′14″N 119°07′48″W / 46.103816°N 119.129948°W / 46.103816; -119.129948[1]
Geography
Jump off Joe is located in Washington (state)
Jump off Joe
Jump off Joe
Parent rangeHorse Heaven Hills
Topo mapUSGS Johnson Butte
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive

Jump off Joe is a butte in the Horse Heaven Hills south of Kennewick in the U.S. state of Washington. Jump off Joe rises above the Tri-Cities and is visible throughout much of the region, including in parts of Umatilla and Morrow Counties in Oregon to the south. A gravel road approaches the summit from the south up a steep incline. On a clear day, visitors to the summit can see Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount Rainier.[2]

Jump off Joe's high elevation compared to the surrounding area makes it an ideal location to place towers for radio and television communications. Among these is an amateur radio repeater that provides coverage to much of the Columbia Basin.[3] Two major local television stations, NBC affiliate KNDU and ABC affiliate KVEW have their towers atop the butte.[4][5] FM radio stations with transmitters on top of the butte include KUJ-FM and KORD-FM.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jump Off Joe, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kennewick's Mountain". 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kennewick, Jump Off Joe, Washington, 145.41, N7LZM Repeater". RepeaterBook. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "KNDU-TV TV Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "KVEW-TV TV Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "KUJ-FM Radio Coverage Map". Radio Locator. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "KORD-FM Radio Coverage Map". Radio Locator. Retrieved March 2, 2018.