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Kamiak Butte County Park is located in Whitman County, Washington between the towns of Palouse and Pullman in Eastern Washington, near the border of Idaho. It is named after Chief Kamiakin of the Yakama tribe. Most of the park's 298 acres (121 ha) consist of timberland on the northern slopes of Kamiak Butte.
Steptoe Butte is a quartzite island jutting out of the silty loess of the Palouse hills in Whitman County, Washington, in the northwest United States. The 3,612-foot (1,101 m) butte is preserved as Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site , a publicly owned 150-acre (61 ha) recreation area located 12 miles (19 km) north of Colfax .
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The name is often shortened to Kamiak, which is used in other place names, including: Kamiak High School , in Mukilteo, Washington Kamiak Butte , a summit in Whitman County, Washington
Kamiak High School in Mukilteo; Kamiak Elementary in Pullman, Washington; In addition, Kamiak Butte and Kamiakin's Gardens are named for him. The latter is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Northeast Kamiaken Street - Pullman, WA Kamiakin Trail - Fairchild AFB, WA North Kamiakin Trail Lane - Colbert, WA East Kamiakin Ave ...
Within 35 miles (56 km), many students have the option to hike at Kamiak Butte and Steptoe Butte. Moscow Mountain, at 4,983 feet (1,519 m) in the Palouse Range in Idaho, provides opportunities for hiking and mountain biking. For aquatic adventures, students can cliff jump or boat at the Snake River.
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The Yakama Nation referred to Rattlesnake Mountain as Lalíik, meaning "land above the water".Some historians speculate that the origin of the name Lalíik refers to the inundation of the Columbia River Plateau during the Missoula Floods, as Rattlesnake would have been one of the few mountains not completely inundated by flood waters reaching depths of 1200 ft (366 m).