Editing Lyle, Washington (section)

== Geography ==
Lyle is located in southwestern Klickitat County on the north side of the [[Columbia River]] where it is joined by the [[Klickitat River]]. [[Washington State Route 14|State Route 14]] passes through the town, leading {{convert|8|mi|0}} east to [[Dallesport, Washington|Dallesport]] and a junction with [[U.S. Route 197]], and {{convert|11|mi}} west to [[White Salmon, Washington|White Salmon]]. Dallesport and White Salmon are the locations of the closest road crossings of the Columbia River to the east and west, respectively. In addition, [[Washington State Route 142|State Route 142]] travels from Lyle to  [[Goldendale, Washington|Goldendale]] along the Klickitat River.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lyle CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Lyle CDP, Washington |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5340735 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084645/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5340735 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=July 11, 2019 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Behind the town, most of the land consists of hills leading to a large plateau that is commonly found in south-central Washington.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lyle has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=712054&cityname=Lyle%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lyle, Washington]</ref>