1805, American English, from French butte, from Old French but "mound, knoll" (see butt (n.3)). A French word introduced in Lewis & Clark's journals.

single hill or rock formation that rises sharply from a flat landscape, usually in a desert. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

Steep hill with a flat top; generally smaller than a mesa

a steep, craggy, isolated hill with a top less flat than that of a mesa.

n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

A butte is a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides.

An isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides, usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa. - C -

An isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides, usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa.

Isolated hill with steep sides, smaller than a plateau. Commonly found in the southwestern United States. Mesa

(n) a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides(n) a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

A steep sided and flat topped hill formed by erosion of flat laying strata where remnants of a resistant layer protect the softer rocks underneath. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   - C -

a flat-topped landscape feature with steep sides that is surrounded on all sides by lower areas