Steptoe Butte State Park is in Whitman County, 12 miles west of Farmington, WA (as the crow flies), and boasts of 150.4 acres. At the base of the Butte are 7 lovely picnic sites, 2 vault toilets but no water. Try bird-watching, mountain biking and hang-gliding.You can see 360 degrees for many a mile.

Steptoe Butte was a reconnaissance point during the battle between the Indians and the US Army. Fought in May 1858 on Steptoe Battlefield, the battle was declared one of the last Native American victories in Washington Territory. In 1914, a 25' memorial was erected to mark the authentic site of the battle. The Battlefield is located just out of Rosalia, WA, south end of Summit Ave. and borders the school ballfield.

Native Americans called Steptoe Butte "The Power Mountain". It was believed that a journey to the Butte conferred a gift of power from the mountain's guardian spirit.