Talk:Butte

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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[reply]