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
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.
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The Palouse is a geographic region of the northwestern United States, encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is a ma
Steptoe Butte
…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 (1,101 m) butte is preserved as Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage…
The Palouse hills near Steptoe Butte
A preserved patch of perennial grassland in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in Idaho
A farm in Whitman County
View of the Palouse fields from Kamiak Butte, early summer