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Snoqualmie Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (126 words) |
 | The Snoqualmie Valley is a farming and timber -producing region located along the Snoqualmie River in Western Washington, United States. |
 | The valley stretches from the confluence of the three forks of the river at North Bend to where the Snoqualmie River joins the Snohomish River at Monroe. |
 | The name Snoqualmie comes from the native word for "Moon the Transformer" and originates in the creation story of the Snoqualmie people. |
| CLIMATE OF WASHINGTON (6801 words) |
 | During the latter half of the summer and early fall, the lower valleys are sometimes filled with fog or low clouds until noon, while at the same time, the higher elevations are sunny. |
 | The average date of the last freezing temperature in the spring is the latter half of April in the warmer fruit-producing valleys along the Columbia and Okanogan Rivers, the middle of may in the colder valleys along the Wenatchee and Methow Rivers and the last of may over the Waterville Plateau and the higher rangelands. |
 | West of the Cascades, agriculture is confined to the river valleys and well-drained areas in the Puget Sound lowlands. |