Arco in Butte County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Vanishing Landmark
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 26, 2009
1. Vanishing Landmark Marker
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.Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 43° 27.944′ N, 113° 33.348′ W. Marker is in Arco, Idaho, in Butte County. Marker is on U.S. 20. This marker is near the entrance to the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arco ID 83213, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Just Down The Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Get over it! (approx. 0.4 miles away); Where's the Volcano? (approx. half a mile away); North Crater Flow Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Crater Lava Flow (approx. 0.6
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Photographed By Don Morfe, June 26, 2009
2. Big Southern Butte
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
