escarpment, or plateau:))
a butte or a mesa.
A Butte
Mountains
The definition of a butte or buttes in English is an isolated hill(s) or mountain(s) with steep sides usually having a smaller summit that a mesa. Most buttes have steep sides and a flat top.
A butte is a hill with steep sides and a small flat top, but in some regions of the U.S. the meaning has been broadened and is used for any hill. An example would be the Mitten Buttes of Monument valley in Arizona. They're in the background of a lot of old western films, so are easily recognizable as the stereotypical buttes.
butte
A mesa.
A mesa is a small, high plateau with steep sides. These are often found in the southwestern part of the United States.
It is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
Butte
A table shaped hill with a flat top and steep sides is called a plateau.
The definition of a butte or buttes in English is an isolated hill(s) or mountain(s) with steep sides usually having a smaller summit that a mesa. Most buttes have steep sides and a flat top.
applacation mountains
plateau
Yellowstone national park
A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain
3 possibilities: Plateau Butte Mesa
A butte is a hill with steep sides and a small flat top, but in some regions of the U.S. the meaning has been broadened and is used for any hill. An example would be the Mitten Buttes of Monument valley in Arizona. They're in the background of a lot of old western films, so are easily recognizable as the stereotypical buttes.
Mesa means a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S. Its antonym could be:canyon,ditch, orgulley
A butte.