▁side , ▁near ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁H illy ard ▁( though ▁closer ▁to ▁Be acon ▁Hill ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Hill ▁Res er voir ) ▁at ▁. ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In land ▁North west ▁region , ▁consisting ▁of ▁eastern ▁Washington , ▁north ▁Id aho , ▁north western ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Rock ies ▁e cor eg ion ▁near ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁bas alt ic ▁Ch anne led ▁Sc ab lands ▁ste ppe , ▁a ▁plain ▁that ▁eventually ▁r ises ▁sharp ly ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁rug ged , ▁tim ber ed ▁Sel k irk ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ies — the ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁Mountains — r ise ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁in ▁north ▁Id aho . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁transition ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁bar ren ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Bas in ▁and ▁the ▁con ifer ous ▁for ests ▁to ▁the ▁east ; ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁are ▁the ▁l ush ▁pra i ries ▁and ▁rolling ▁hills ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ouse . ▁The ▁highest ▁peak ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁County ▁is ▁Mount ▁Sp ok ane , ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁, ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Sel k irk ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁River ▁is ▁the ▁area ' s ▁most ▁prominent