butte
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The patterns also climb the sides of a nearby butte nicknamed "Miraflores."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
There are already wind turbines atop the butte, built by the landowning Galt family with Borgquist’s help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
I left early, skipping breakfast to trek along the butte toward the Piz Boè.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
The eagle screamed to announce his success, then flew toward a distant butte.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
While the scene’s arid landscape conjures up past “Mad Max” adventures, the buttes and the galloping horse evoke the classic westerns from which this series has drawn some of its mythopoetic force.
From New York Times ● May 15, 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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