page_title: Beezley Hills
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Beezley Hills / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: Pediocactus simpsonii Cactaceae Mountain Ball Cactus Simpson’s footcactus, Simpon’s hedgehog cactus Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Whiskey Dick mountain area sagebrush shrub-steppe Kittitas County, Washington, USA elevation ~ 1050 meters, 3500 feet Pediocactus, Echinocereus and Echinopsis species are often called Hedgehog cactus, after the Hedgehog i042907 349
context_page_description: The Beezley Hills are a range of hills, about 5 miles north of Quincy in Grant County, Washington with a maximum elevation of 2,882 feet or 2,886 feet.
  The city of Ephrata, Washington, at the east end of the hills, was originally called Beezley Springs, named after horse rancher Frank Beezley.
context_section_description: Beezley Hills Preserve lies in or adjacent to the Channeled Scablands desert; northern Grant County receives 10–15 inches (250–380 mm) of rain annually. The preserve contains many arid climate species.
caption: Hedgehog cactus on Whiskey Dick Mountain near Beezley Hills
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