: an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa
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Hole-in-the-Rock is only a 0.2-mile trail, which leads to a large hole in the Hole-in-the-Rock butte, offering stunning views of Phoenix and Scottsdale.
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
If Arizona State football's fan culture has defining characteristics, it was constructed between the two buttes of Cynicism and Skepticism.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 May 2024
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
If Arizona State football's fan culture has defining characteristics, it was constructed between the two buttes of Cynicism and Skepticism.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 May 2024
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butte. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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butte
noun
: a hill with steep sides standing in a flat area
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Butte
geographical name
city in southwestern Montana on a plateau in the Rockies population 32,996
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