Steptoe Butte - Wikipedia The 3,612-foot (1,101 m) butte is preserved as Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site, a publicly owned 150-acre (61 ha) recreation area located 12 miles (19 km) north of Colfax
Steptoe Butte State Park (2025) - All You Need to Know . . . - Tripadvisor And Steptoe sits smack in the middle of the area, providing a great overview in every direction We've been to the top 3x now and not encountered traffic of any kind really It does get windy up there, and cold in the winter, but worth the drive for the views
Steptoe Butte | Palouse Online – Local Classifieds and Community Steptoe Butte is a prominent landmark in the Palouse region of southeastern Washington Here’s a summary of key information: A 3,612-foot tall quartzite butte A “thimble-shaped” rock formation rising dramatically above the surrounding rolling hills A National Natural Landmark
Steptoe Butte State Park, a Washington State Park Steptoe Butte is a formation of granite pushed up from the bedrock vertically and has become a viewpoint where one can see the extreme beauty the rolling hills of the Palouse for over a hundred miles
Steptoe Butte - Washington State Parks Foundation Steptoe Butte State Park is a 150-acre, 3,612-foot-tall natural monument Thimble-shaped, the quartzite butte looms in bald grandeur over the prevailing flat lands
Steptoe Butte : Climbing, Hiking Mountaineering : SummitPost A Steptoe is defined as an isolated protrusion of bedrock (island) immersed in a lava flow The butte is made up of over 400 million year old quartzite which was initially deposited as seafloor sediment
Best hikes and trails in Steptoe Butte State Park | AllTrails Steptoe Butte State Park is a butte has a unique geology that contains some of the oldest rock in the Pacific Northwest A hike to the top of the butte will give you the most beautiful views over its surrounding landscape
Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site - Washington Trails Association Fans of geology, history and, of course, nature can enjoy this 168-acre day-use park The top of the butte has magnificent views from above the Palouse Hills, and you can learn more about the area’s unique geology from interpretive panels at the summit
Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site History Steptoe Butte, or Eomoshtoss, rises high above the rolling hills of the Palouse country, an impressive landmark with many stories to tell Hundreds of millions of years ago, the rocks of today’s Steptoe Butte summit were a sandy beach on the west coast of North America