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butte


Big Southern Butte
Big Southern Butte, Idaho. Credit: U.S. Bureau of Land Management
An isolated, steep-sided, flat-topped hill formed when erosion dissects a mesa. A butte is essentially a remnant of hard rock that remains after surrounding softer rock has been worn away.


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