Idaho, Butte County, Arco
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From this vantage point, you gaze across 25 miles of lava to Big Southern Butte. Early pioneers, following Goodale’s Cutoff from the Oregon Trail, used this land mark to navigate around the rugged lavas of the Snake River Plain. As a traveler today, you may have trouble seeing Big Southern Butte clearly due to the presence of air pollution.
(Environment • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
From this vantage point, you gaze across 25 miles of lava to Big Southern Butte. Early pioneers, following Goodale’s Cutoff from the Oregon Trail, used this land mark to navigate around the rugged lavas of the Snake River Plain. As a traveler today, you may have trouble seeing Big Southern Butte clearly due to the presence of air pollution.(Environment • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.