Sunrise Over Squaw Butte
by Robert Bales
Title
Sunrise Over Squaw Butte
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A view of Squaw Butte just as the sun starts to hit the butte.
Squaw Butte is one of the most prominent peaks in the Treasure Valley. Although Shaffer Butte (Bogus Basin Ski Area) and Lucky Peak stand taller, Squaw is the most striking ridgeline if viewed from the south or east (viewed from the Boise area). The Squaw Butte Ridge is about 8 miles long, runs generally north to south, and has a steep eastern front that rises from about 2500 feet near Sweet and Ola, Idaho to 5500-5800 along the top of the ridge. If viewed from the south or east, it appears that the Squaw Butte ridge is a separate or island-like mountain. In actuality, it's an extension of the Boise Mountains that juts south from the main area of most peaks. The peak is chock full of igneous, or volcanic rock cliffs and boulders. This is unique to this vicinity, as many of the nearby peaks to the east contain granite based rock outcroppings.
Rising some 5,906 feet (1,800 m) above sea level, Squaw Butte, named by Native Americans who used this area as their winter resort, stands at the north end of the valley. The Payette River was named after Francois Payette, a fur trader from Quebec who was put in charge of old Fort Boise in 1818 and traveled through the area. Permanent settlement began in the early 1860s, after gold discoveries in the Boise Basin brought people over the established stage and pack train routes. Two of these trails joined at the Payette River north of the present river bridge in Emmett
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May 28th, 2014
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Comments (19)
Maria Hunt
So incredibly beautiful, Robert. Congratulations to the 500 people to took the time to view this beautiful image. F/L
Diann Fisher
Robert, this is beautiful!! (l/f)
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Diann for the comment and it is a very nice valley!! Thanks for the LF!!
Jack Zulli
A beauty of an image, nicely composed;) v/l
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Jack and the morning light was nice, but hard to work with. Thanks for the VF!!