THE METHOW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Okanogan Valley setting.
Methow CDP has 0.68 square miles of land in Okanogan County. Its Census reference point is in Okanogan Valley, 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
Methow and Okanogan County
Methow is associated with Okanogan 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.
Methow by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Methow, or 2.5% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Okanogan County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Methow CDP has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Pateros city (0.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

