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Steptoe Butte
The rolling hills of the Palouse from Steptoe Butte. | Photo Credit: iStock.com/Justin Reznick
One of the most well-known views along the Palouse Scenic Byway, Steptoe Butte is a State Park Heritage Site and a highlight for photographers. From the windy parking area up top you have a 360-degree view of the Palouse, which in spring unfolds like a vintage quilt with blocks in all shades of green and canola yellow. The summit is 3,612 feet above sea level and on a clear day, you can see into both Idaho and Oregon.
Park at the bottom and hike or bike up, or you can drive all the way to the top. This is a shared and winding road, so drive carefully. The quartzite butte is formed of some of the oldest rock in Washington, and Native Americans refer to it as Power Mountain. It was renamed Pyramid Peak by early European settlers, and finally named after Colonel Edward Steptoe who fought in the Battle of Rosalia. It was dedicated as a state park on July 4, 1946.
There are many wonderful picnic sites around the bottom of the butte, including covered picnic shelters and there are bathrooms at the entrance and the top.
