butte: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	bute

Photos and Videos

Mitten buttes in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona.

Sandstone buttes and pinnacles, Monument Valley, Arizona

Tour the butte escarpments and vegetative landscape of Arizona desert terrain

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

inselberg tepui mountain hill pingo drumlin kame monadnock pepino hill mesa The World’s Highest Mountains by Continent How are mountains formed?volcanic dome Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?