Fifes Peaks[2] is a compact group of summits and spires from an eroded volcanic cone located in Yakima County in Washington state.

The Fifes Peaks are remnants of a now extinct caldera which exploded 25 million years ago with volcanic activity extending from 20 to 30 million years ago.

[7] Thomas, his brothers, and their father, John, mined in the area near Chinook Pass.

Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains.

During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.