Yes, this is Capitol Butte, as seen from the Back 'O Beyond Trail in Sedona.

What's a Butte?

(1) Butte is a city in Montana, USA.


(2) Like mesas, buttes are isolated mountains with steep sides and (relatively) flat tops.


In fact, buttes ARE mesas in a more advanced stage of erosion, before the
landscape is completely consumed by wind and rain.


(3) I don't know about you, but if you erase the last letter of 'butte,'
you're left with 'butt.'


Hopefuly, I won't fall on mine while scaling Capitol Butte.

September 16, 2009