Quartz Mountain stands at 6,296-ft on the northwest corner of this unit marking the thickest conifer forests and high ground as it transitions into large rolling hills, wide, flat, meadows, and canyons down to the Yakima River just outside of the eastern boundary. This large unit runs from the Wenatchee National Forest and L.T. Murray Wildlife Area in the north, down well past Ellenburg to the town of Selah in the southern tip. This narrow southern stretch of arid scrubland south of Ellensburg lies between the Yakima River and the Yakima Training Center, and offers the only BLM public land. The bulk of the land in this unit is public and ranges from old-growth conifer forests to open scabland past Manastash Ridge in the middle of the unit. Although this GMU is mostly public, there are small pieces of private scattered throughout the area, and along the major roads. There are lots of old clearcuts and logging roads in various stages of regrowth. You can see pockets of elk and deer early, but they are spooky and can be easily blown out of the area with little pressure.

There has been a lot of talk about wolves in the unit decimating big game.

Old growth conifer forests consisting of mainly pine and fir trees are located in the northwest. These forests quickly thin out along a number of shallow drainages with bald, open grassland tops and thick, brushy valleys which fade to arid, open scrubland about midway southwest in the unit.

Conifer forests of ponderosa pine, douglas fir, grand fir, and larch follow the drainages in the unit. Old growth forests and a number of past logging areas are in various stages of regrowth. The very southern portion of the unit holds arid, open rangeland with sagebrush, buckbrush, and a variety of warm and cool season bunch grasses.

There is a lot of public land with a number of Jeep trails. Access is easy, but getting away to a secluded, deep canyon with big game can require quite a bit of legwork.

Primitive camping is allowed for the majority of the year, however, various fire bans and forest road closures may happen, so double check any restrictions or permits necessary prior to your trip. If you are more interested in a bed and a shower, and staying closer to gas stations, restaurants, and a grocery store, your best option will be in the small town of Ellensburg, which is just a couple miles outside of the unit.