THE GOLDENDALE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Yakima Folds setting.
Goldendale city has 2.96 square miles of land in Klickitat County. Its Census reference point is in Yakima Folds, within Columbia Plateau.
Basalt underlies this dry plateau of grassland and sagebrush. Windblown soils cover some uplands, while ancient flood paths exposed rock across the region's scabland terrain.
Regional context: Columbia Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Goldendale and Klickitat County
Goldendale is associated with Klickitat County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Goldendale by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Goldendale, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Klickitat County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Goldendale city has 89.2% of the land area of nearby Centerville CDP (3.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

