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butte

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butte an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, resulting from the more rapid erosion of the surrounding areas. Buttes are characteristic of the plains of the W United States. See mesa .

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butte

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butte Small, isolated, flat-topped hill resulting from the erosion of near-horizontal strata. The diameter of the caprock is less than the height of the land-form above the surrounding country. Buttes are commonly found in semi-arid regions dominated by duricrust horizons. See also MESA.

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	IN BUTTE THEY TRUST.(Running) Newspaper article from: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/3/2011
	Crested Butte's snowy faces. (Crested Butte, Colorado) (Travel and Recreation) Magazine article from: Sunset; 2/1/1993
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