as in mountain
a type of hill with a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern U.S.
The otherworldly sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, Arizona are well worth a visit.
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Recent Examples of butte
Alaska runs along a ridge just outside of Arches National Park, offering long-range views of the park’s towers and buttes across the Salt Valley.
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Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
On-site trails and yoga atop a butte make for a complete wellness package—one that will spur an appetite.
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Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
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Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
In Arizona's high country, the leaves could soon match the color of some of the buttes.
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Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
On-site trails and yoga atop a butte make for a complete wellness package—one that will spur an appetite.
—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
In Arizona's high country, the leaves could soon match the color of some of the buttes.
—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butte
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Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.
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That caught the attention of vineyard consultant Ken Swegles, who subsequently put him to work during harvest at dozens of small sites throughout the mountains.
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Whenever someone reaches the top of the 25-meter (82-feet) cliff — often for the first time — spectators, instructors and climbers break into applause.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.
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Together, Groves and Oppenheimer chose an isolated mesa near Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a secret laboratory—and eventually a secret city—would be built to design the world's first atomic bomb.
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The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
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The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
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Visitors can pair the park with a stop along the American River or a drive through nearby foothill towns.
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The heat will also impact Sacramento, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and surrounding foothill communities.
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Located in Florina, in northwestern Greece, the region lies on a high plateau ringed by jagged peaks, with freshwater lakes below.
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Perched on the edge of a rocky plateau above the village, its sleek, ultra-modern rooms open onto balconies with views of the rooftops below and the Matterhorn beyond.
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“Butte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butte. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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