Tempe Butte Wiki ' In geomorphology , a butte ( / b juː t / ) is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; buttes are smaller landforms than mesas , plateaus , and tablelands . The word butte comes from a French word meaning knoll (but of any size); its use is prevalent in the Western United States , including the southwest where mesa ( Spanish for "table") is used for the larger landform. Due to their distinctive shapes, buttes are frequently landmarks in plains and mountainous areas. [1] To differentiate the two landforms, geographers use the rule of thumb that a mesa has a top that is wider than its height, while a butte has a top that is narrower than its height. [2] [3] ' - Butte wiki - Inselberg wiki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inselberg .
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