The mighty Merrick Butte in Monument Valley in Arizona, one of the world's great natural wonders, stands 1,892 m (6,206 ft) at its highest point.
The butte itself is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains.
Instantly recognized for its star turn in Steven Spielberg's 1977 movie 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.'
The Courthouse Butte Loop Trail also takes in the beautiful Bell Rock formation, another butte and set west of its larger, more prominent cousin but no less appealing as a popular landmark and visitor attraction.
A sacred location of the Chacoan people, Fajada Butte in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, in northwest New Mexico, features the ruins of small cliff dwellings near its summit.
Towering 243 m (800 ft) above the North Platter River, Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska stands as the most imposing natural feature in the region.
Bear Butte stands near Sturgis in South Dakota. It's an outstanding natural wonder of Bear Butte State Park, Also known as Bear Mountain.
They are named for the fact that at certain angles the rock formations resemble the ears of a bear emerging from the horizon.
Oregon's Black Butte is what's left of an extinct stratovolcano. It's a defining feature of the Deschutes National Forest, a favorite outdoor recreational destination.