McCroskey State Park
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McCroskey State Park—officially Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park—is a public recreation area in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, located in the Palouse region of northern Idaho. The park's
Skyline Drive
Looking south from Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive with Steptoe Butte in background
View of Farmington, WA and Steptoe Butte
Steptoe Butte
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Steptoe Butte is a quartzite island jutting out of the silty loess of the Palouse hills in Whitman County, Washington, in the northwest United States. The 3,612-foot butte is preserved as Steptoe Butt
McCroskey State Park
…honor of his mother Mary, a pioneer woman who left Tennessee with her husband and children and came to eastern Washington to establish a homestead near Steptoe Butte; she died when Virgil was 14, and he dedicated it to all pioneer women. After his death, the park received less than adequate attention from the state…
Steptoe Butte
Steptoe Butte circa 1910
A paved road takes visitors to the top of the park
Steptoe Butte's summit provides scenic views of the Palouse farmland, seen here in the late spring.