Talk:Butte

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I corrected the rhyming notation. "Boot" rhymes with "flute," but "butte" rhymes with "mute." I also removed the notation "-C. Mitch" after the pronunciation paragraph. Isn't Wikipedia supposed to be essentially anonymous? Finally, I corrected the discussion of which rock (soft or hard) is the top layer of the pre-eroded butte. MATeel (talk) 19:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Buttes in Hawaii?
This article mentions buttes prevalent on the Hawaiian Islands, especially around Honolulu. I have not studied geology at all, but I live around Honolulu and do not see anything that I would call a butte. Besides the mountains, most formations seem to be extinct craters like Koko Head, Diamond Head and Punchbowl Crater. If buttes are prevalent anywhere on the islands, I can only suggest the Waimea Canyon State Park may be what the original author was thinking of. Am I off base? If not, I would suggest either changing the remark for Honolulu or removing the Hawaiian Islands reference all together. I'll hold off on the change for a bit in case someone with more expertise would like to chime in. --DuncanPed (talk) 09:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * As no one has clarified the problem referenced above, I have removed the reference to the area around Honolulu. --DuncanPed (talk) 23:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

The article says, Geographers use the rule of thumb that a mesa has a top that is greater than three times its height, while a butte's top is less than three times its height. What does this mean? The top is measured in square measure, the height in linear measure. They are not comparable. Someone who knows the straight of it (I don't) should straighten out that sentence. Jm546 (talk) 15:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC) Comon lucas bayley —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.85.125.220 (talk) 23:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It is a visual measure. The top is measured linearly. --Bejnar (talk) 03:27, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Shape of butte
According to the article, a butte is similar in shape to a mesa. This does not at all describe most "buttes" in Central Oregon, which are cinder cones and consequently have gentle slopes and rounded tops. Examples: Black Butte (Oregon), Lava Butte, Pilot Butte, Gray Butte, Bessie Butte, Round Butte, Bachelor Butte, Awbrey Butte, Vista Butte. I have thus noted that "butte" can also be used in some regions as a synonym for "hill".

I also added a picture of Black Butte, because the shape of Black Butte is markedly different from the butte in Arizona already in the article. I don't intend to trigger an explosion of butte pictures added to this article. Karl Dickman talk 19:55, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Added a historic photo of a typical West Texas butte -- Signal Butte (also known as Signal Peak or Signal Mountain). This type of butte typically forms as an erosional remnant of the Llano Estacado or Edwards Plateau. In this case, I believe the cap is limestone from the Edwards Plateau found south of Big Spring, Texas. (Leaflet (talk) 00:13, 10 August 2008 (UTC))

Is "breakaway" a synonym?
The article on silcrete currently says, "It is common in the arid regions of Australia and Africa often forming the resistant cap rock on features like breakaways" which links to the present article. From this, I infer that "breakaway" is a term used in Australia or Africa for what is called, in arid areas in the US, a "butte." Comments, anyone? Oaklandguy (talk) 08:19, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * See this 'The Breakaways' gets its name because from a distance, the features look like they have 'broken away' from the main range - the Stuart Ranges. See Stuart Range, South Australia. Vsmith (talk) 10:16, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Butte and Mesa
Initially Mesa and Butte will be reduced from the sides and will not be lowered, Why? 41.114.241.243 (talk) 17:11, 17 April 2023 (UTC)