: an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa
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Monument Valley Rising to 1,000 feet above the rugged desert landscape, the majestic sandstone buttes of Monument Valley anchor a dramatic scenic vista.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Moab, Utah, offers stunning natural landscapes including arches, buttes, and towering pinnacles.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
These pinnacles are surrounded by miles of windblown sand and bordered by mesas and buttes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Moab, Utah, offers stunning natural landscapes including arches, buttes, and towering pinnacles.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
These pinnacles are surrounded by miles of windblown sand and bordered by mesas and buttes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butte. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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butte
noun
: a hill with steep sides standing in a flat area
Geographical Definition
Butte
geographical name
city in southwestern Montana on a plateau in the Rockies population 32,996
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