Steptoe Battlefield State Park
Steptoe Battlefield State Park is a park in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 722 m. Mission Mountain stands 1,321 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Neal Wyer Memorial Field, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE passes 0.4 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the JCT WASHINGTON-IDAHO BOUNDARY TO WHITMAN COUNTY LINE
- 1.2 mi off the JCT SR 27 VIC OAKESDALE TO JCT SR 195 VIC ROSALIA
- 8.2 mi off the JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA
- 10.3 mi off the EXTEND SR 27 DESIGNATION JCT SR 274 NORTHERLY TO JCT SR 278 VIC ROCKFORD PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11
117 named places within 25 miles
- Neal Wyer Memorial Field: 0.1 mi
- Rosalia City Park: 0.3 mi
- Pandora (station sign): 4.3 mi
- Malden Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Oakesdale City Park: 8.9 mi
- Naff Ridge: 4.7 mi
- Granite Butte: 7.1 mi
- Steam Shovel Hill: 8.8 mi
- Gelbert Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Tekoa Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 13.4 mi
- Anna Dvorak's Tree: 20.8 mi
- BiMart Arena - Cheney Rodeo: 22.6 mi
- Codger Pole: 24.2 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 23.4 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 23.6 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 23.6 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 23.6 mi
- Silver Springs: 18.0 mi
- Big Springs: 21.0 mi
- Juggling Act: 20.7 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Mullan Military Road Historical Monument: 21.8 mi
- Folsom Farm: 23.8 mi
- Horn School Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Fairfield Museum: 14.2 mi
- Johnsons Beach: 15.0 mi
- Keeple Lake Overlook Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- EWU Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- James T. Slavin Conservation Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steptoe Battlefield State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,321 m | 22.7 mi |
| Plummer Butte | ENE 76° | 1,257 m | 24.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,247 m | 20.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,237 m | 21.5 mi |
| McCartney Butte | ENE 64° | 1,191 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tekoa Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,182 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lone Jack Mountain | SE 127° | 1,175 m | 23.5 mi |
| Liberty Butte | ESE 104° | 1,118 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 20:02 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:10 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosalia, under a mile away.
- Gopher Snake3 obs
- field bindweed3 obs
- common cowparsnip3 obs
- European Mantis3 obs
- Bulbous Bluegrass3 obs
- Leopard Slug3 obs
- Eastern Phoebe2 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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