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Steptoe Butte 〔(Steptoe Butte State Park )〕〔(Steptoe Butte at GoSleepGo.com )〕 in the northwest United States, is a quartzite island jutting out of the silty loess of the Palouse hills in Whitman County, Washington. It is contained by Steptoe Butte State Park. The rock that forms the butte is over 400 million years old, in contrast with the 15–7 million year old Columbia River Basalts that underlie the rest of the Palouse. Steptoe Butte has become an archetype, as isolated protrusions of bedrock, such as summits of hills or mountains, in lava flows have come to be called steptoes. Steptoe Butte and Kamiak Butte comprise Steptoe and Kamiak Buttes National Natural Landmark. A hotel built by Cashup Davis 〔(Cashup Davis and his hotel )〕 stood atop the butte from 1888 to 1908, burning down several years after it closed. In 1946, Virgil McCroskey donated of land to form Steptoe Butte State Park, which was later increased to over . Steptoe Butte is currently recognized as a National Natural Landmark because of its unique geological value.〔(Popular photographs of the area on Flickr )〕 It is named in honor of Colonel Edward Steptoe. A narrow paved road winds around the butte, leading to a parking area at the summit. Popular activities include: *Sight-seeing *Hang gliding *Kite flying *Model airplanes *Photography Elevation: above sea level, approximately above the surrounding countryside (prominence). Visibility: Up to . Mount Spokane is easily visible, to the north. ==Images== Image:Steptoe_Butte.jpg|Steptoe Butte Image:Steptoe butte.jpg|Steptoe Butte Image:Shadow of Steptoe Butte.jpg|Shadow of Steptoe Butte from the Summit Image:Steptoe view.JPG|View from the Top Image:Mccroskey skyline drive.jpg|Steptoe Butte from McCroskey State Park Image:Steptoe butte sign.jpg|interpretive sign on summit of steptoe butte 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steptoe Butte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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