butte
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The patterns also climb the sides of a nearby butte nicknamed "Miraflores."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Borgquist assures me as we drive to the top that I’ll soon understand why this steep butte is perfect for energy storage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The mountain’s name, taken from a nearby ranch that used a swastika cattle brand, made news in January when hikers were rescued off the butte, said Kerry Tymchuk, the Oregon Historical Society’s director.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
“I don’t know what America’s thinking was,” said Jerrod as the pickup edged its way to a little butte rising out of the stubble and the rock.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Most of the land in the buttes is held by a small number of legacy families who primarily use the fields for grazing cattle and sheep.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
My roughly 60-mile section was marked by sienna-hued mesas and buttes, and cornflower-blue skies.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
The river where the Battle of Little Bighorn took place coursed through the land, prairie extended into pine trees and high buttes beckoned with even wider-ranging views.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Unseen, on the edges of the undulating buttes, deer and wild turkeys stirred and every now and then the night burst alive with a shooting star that left a delicate and misty trail.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Geological Features
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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The United States
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