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 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 .