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.
A geographic term that describes a hill with sharply sloping sides and a flat top is a "mesa." Mesas are elevated landforms with distinct horizontal layers of rock, often found in arid regions.
Landforms that you may find in mountains and plateaus would be valleys and hills. These are also landforms.
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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.
Butte Valley National Grassland was created in 1991.
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probably ever country, but countries with mountains and ranges the American west, butte, Montana is a good example.
You can find a butte in North America. Buttes are a type of geological formation common in the western United States in states like Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
A geographic term that describes a hill with sharply sloping sides and a flat top is a "mesa." Mesas are elevated landforms with distinct horizontal layers of rock, often found in arid regions.
Some in the American Southwest are: Fajada Butte, Hopi Butte, and Mitten Butte.
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The address of the Butte Historical Society is: Po Box 3913, Butte, MT 59701
There are several places with the name Red Butte. The butte named Red Butte is located in the Kaibab National Forest in Coconino County, Arizona. The Red Butte Wilderness and Red Butte Canyon are located in Utah.