Ellensburg: I-90 at MP 106.03
Ellensburg sits in the Kittitas Valley in central Washington, United States, where Interstate 90 meets U.S. Route 97 beside a broad, dry basin between foothills and the Cascade Range. The Yakima River crosses the valley south of the city, sustaining irrigated farmland and tying Ellensburg to a landscape of fields, rangeland and open slopes. As the seat of Kittitas County and home to Central Washington University, the city combines a substantial student community with the agricultural and ranching traditions of the surrounding valley. Its downtown includes brick commercial buildings from Ellensburg’s growth as a railroad and regional trading centre. The annual Kittitas County Fair and Ellensburg Rodeo remain important fixtures of the local calendar, reflecting the area’s long connection to livestock country.
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Ellensburg combines a working-ranch heritage with a university-town rhythm in a way that reflects its position in Washington’s dry Kittitas Valley beside the Yakima River. The city is home to Central Washington University, whose campus anchors daily life near a downtown rebuilt largely in brick after the 1889 Ellensburg fire. Each Labor Day weekend, the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair draw on the region’s long livestock and farming traditions. Beyond town, open valley ground rises toward the Cascade Range, while the Yakima River corridor forms a greener counterpoint to the surrounding semi-arid country. Browse other webcams across central Washington to place Ellensburg in a wider geographic context.
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