butte
small hill smaller than a mesa or plateau
A butte is actually smaller than a mesa. A butte is a smaller flat topped hill, while a mesa is a medium flat topped hill. Buttes and mesas are most often seen in the southwestern region of the US.
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Yellowstone national park
Table, butte
The term "acropolis" specifically refers to the ancient citadels or high fortified areas in Greek city-states, typically located on a hill or elevated ground. It is not a general term for any flat-topped hill in Greek geography.
Butte Four letters - mesa
There are actually three different names that can be used to describe a high, flat topped mountain or hill. These names are plateau, mesa, and butte. These flat top mountains are also called Tepui (or tepuy) in the native language of the Pemon, the original inhabitants of the Gran Sabana area in Venezuela. It means "house of the gods".
A mesa is a flat topped hill.
There may be. If you define a butte as a small, flat-topped hill -- smaller than a plateau or mesa -- these could exist under the 98% of the continent that is covered with an ice sheet. However, Antarctica is not known for its buttes.