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The New International Encyclopædia/Butte

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Edition of 1905. See also Butte on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

BUTTE, būt (Fr., mound, hillock, elevation; cf. Engl. butt). A hill or knoll rising abruptly above the surrounding level. Buttes abound in the Rocky Mountain region. Often the name is applied to high mountains, as the Downieville Buttes, Sierra County, Cal., which are over 8500 feet.