Steptoe butte is a prominent landmark in the palouse region of southeastern washington The butte is made up of over 400 million year old quartzite which was initially deposited as seafloor sediment. Here’s a summary of key information
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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.
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. A steptoe is defined as an isolated protrusion of bedrock (island) immersed in a lava flow
