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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: White Butte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		White Butte, elevation 3506 ft (1069 m), is a prominent butte in of Slope County in the Badlands of southwestern North Dakota, located at 46°23′12″ N 103°18′07″ WIt is very small and easy to climb.
		Butte near Sedona, Arizona In the United States and Canada, a butte, related to a mesa, is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top.
		White Butte is the highest point in the state of North Dakota.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White-Butte (412 words)

	Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Fans of the outdoors and a small but notable subspecies, butte climbers, will be cheered by the news that White Butte, the state's tallest point, will remain accessible to the public.
		White Butte is one of only five highest points in private ownership, and the state of North Dakota wasn't interested in taking it on.
		White Butte makes a sure, if modest, contribution to the stable of attractions in southwestern North Dakota, hence to the state's second-largest industry (tourism) and to the economies of Amidon and Bowman.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2004/11/18/news/editorials/edt01.prt (314 words)

	HUERFANO BUTTE
		The butte is a hypabyssal plug of biotite alkali gabbro intruded by a dike of biotite monzonite and a smaller dike of alkali lamprophyre.
		The Butte is composed of a plug of biotite alkali-gabbro.
		Clouds are the white areas in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and on the southwest slope of the West Spanish Peak.
	home.att.net /~sgeoveatch/huerfano-butte.htm (2194 words)

	State's highest peak draws climbers from all over
		White Butte wasn't always known as the state's highest summit, said Ed Murphy, the assistant director of the North Dakota Geological Survey.
		Black Butte, 5 miles to the west, was widely considered North Dakota's highest peak until the region was surveyed.
		He said the butte was formed by erosion over the course of tens of millions of years.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2003/08/03/news/state/sta02.txt (926 words)

	Mineral Resources of North Dakota: CEMENT ROCK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ten carbonate-capped buttes in eastern Stark and Hettinger counties were studied to determine their suitability in the manufacturing of natural cement.
		White Butte is typical of the twenty or so flat-topped, white rimmed buttes in this area.
		These buttes are capped by 1 to 10 foot thick beds of freshwater carbonates that occur in the South Heart Member of the Chadron Formation.
	www.state.nd.us /ndgs/minerals/nd_cemen_h.htm (424 words)

	North Dakota Horizons -- Horizons Magazine, gifts and more
		White Butte is one of three major buttes that exist in close proximity.
		White Butte is tucked behind the Chalky Buttes which trend north to south and parallel US Highway 85 in the area.
		Black Butte, not White Butte, is the most prominent of the three buttes and the view from the top of that butte is the most spectacular.
	www.ndhorizons.com /default.cfm?page=featurestory (2512 words)

	ICT [2006/08/28] Oglala Sioux President Alex White Plume sees the old ways as better
		White Plume was elected Oglala Sioux tribal vice president in 2004 and was moved into the president's office after the recent impeachment of Cecelia Fire Thunder.
		White Plume: We have the whole clan together, we put all our land together and utilize all resources we have; we don't want to live on the grid, so we got wind power and solar.
		White Plume: I plan to take everything that we accomplish here back to the tribal council to inform them of what the traditional people said; tell their sad stories and what their wishes are.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096413528 (1462 words)

	SummitPost - White Butte -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		North Dakota has three summits throught the state known as White Butte, however the one standing outside of the town of Amidon is the highest point in the entire state.
		White Butte, while best-known for its status as a state highpoint, is also the highest point of North Dakota's Slope County.
		Nearby Black Butte is the second highest point in the state and stands 1,056 m (3,465 ft) high with a 139 m (455 ft) prominence from its parent, White Butte.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/151926/white-butte.html (534 words)

	Trade Tokens of White Elephant Saloon, Gunfight at White Elephant Saloon
		The white metal token is lightly struck on the reverse center, and the lettering on each side is rather crudely aligned.
		One was that white paint was readily available and the symbol painted on the windows and fronts of the buildings made an eye catching graphic.
		The White Elephant continued its successful operation as a saloon, restaurant, and gambling club room, until just after the turn of the century, although in 1896 it moved south on Main to the 600 block.
	members.fortunecity.com /tokenguy/tokentales/page6.htm (2026 words)

	white elephant - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		For many years the Athletics had a white elephant as their logo, supposedly because New York Giants manager John McGraw once disparaged the franchise...
		Ivory, opaque, creamy white, hard, fine-grained, modified dentin that composes the upper incisor teeth (tusks) of an elephant.
		Berkeley College of White Plains, Berkeley College - Westchester Campus, Computer Career Institute, Pace University School of Law, Pace University,...
	encarta.msn.com /white_elephant.html (170 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Highest peak in North Dakota is someone's backyard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Location: White Butte is located on private property, about 7 miles south of Amidon, off U.S. Highway 85.
		Black Butte measured 3,465 feet — 41 feet shorter than White Butte.
		Millions of years ago, the entire region was near the same elevation as White Butte, Murphy said.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/features/2003/2003-09-23-north-dakota.htm (949 words)

	Geosight - Utah Geological Survey
		Pahvant Butte (also known as Pavant Butte or Sugarloaf) ejected shreds of basalt lava high into the air that quickly cooled into glassy particles the size of sand (volcanic ash) and gravel (volcanic cinders) collectively known as tuff.
		During the eruption the wind must have been blowing to the northeast; fl volcanic ash from the eruption is found in sand dunes northeast of Pahvant Butte.
		The cliff is known as the “Lace Curtain” because of its white color and mysterious lacey pattern.
	geology.utah.gov /surveynotes/geosights/pahvantbutte.htm (657 words)

	North Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		White Butte was another peak that defied expectations.
		We did encounter "cattle with an attitude", but they stayed on their side of the fence and so we were all happy.
		White Butte from the west (on the road to SD)
	www.cydonian-tech.com /Highpoints/ND/index.htm (537 words)

	americasroof news - hiking and climbing the highest mountains and hills in the world and U.S.
		The future of North Dakota's highest point - White Butte, 3,506 feet above sea level - is in limbo as the property now is in probate due to the death of the owner.
		White Butte is only one of five state high points in private hands.For those unfamiliar with the geographic delights of North Dakota, White Butte is somewhere between Bowman and Amidon - in the neighborhood of Boulder Point and Rattlesnake Butte.
		And its hinge is at White Butte, the highest point in the state.White Butte sits on the edge of the Little Missouri National Grassland in southwestern North Dakota.
	www.network54.com /Forum/3897/message/1079624248/Grand+Forks+Herald+Support+of+Public+Ownership+of+White+Butte (353 words)

	In South Dakota, a fight over the sacred
		For White Hat and other Dakota Indians, for the Cheyenne and other Plains Indian tribes, this is sacred ground: guidepost and shrine through centuries, the place where Crazy Horse sought spiritual guidance and where today's warriors come for healing fasts after returning from Iraq.
		White Hat operates a nonprofit women's health center from her home at the base of the butte.
		Some white ranchers have joined with the Indians, as they did four years ago to stop construction of a firing range near the butte.
	www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2006/06/19/news/regional/418f06b02a5219fd872571910078077d.txt (938 words)

	Town of Pilot Butte - Organizations & Groups
		Pilot Butte is a progressive fast-growing young community that has a multitude of programs, services and facilities for its residents.
		The membership is open to all residents of Pilot Butte and surrounding area, 45 years of age and over.
		The membership is open to all residents of Pilot Butte and surrounding area, 18 years of age and over.
	www.town.pilotbutte.sk.ca /pages/organizations.htm (703 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / N.D. peak may be closed to climbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		If access to White Butte is denied, it would become the nation's only state high peak closed to climbers.
		The butte rises 400 feet from its base in southwestern North Dakota, and it takes about an hour to reach the summit.
		Doug Prchal, director of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, said it is unlikely that White Butte would ever become a state park, especially if it would have to be purchased.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/01/15/nd_peak_may_be_closed_to_climbers (818 words)

	Defend Bear Butte! \| Inter-Tribal Coalition to Defend Bear Butte \| Bear Butte is Sacred to Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Delegations of indigenous nations and ngo's, by consensus, adopted a resolution condemning the historical use of the doctrine of discovery as an instrument of genocide.
		Tupac Enrique Acosta, coordinator of the Tonatierra ngo based in Phoenix, AZ stated that this effort at Bear Butte continues the indigenous battle to halt genocide of indigenous peoples and seizures of their homelands in the Americas.
		CONAIE is a formation of 28 indigenous nationalities and Pueblos of Ecuador said ''We have come from the southern part of this continent Abya Yala which we share with you all as indigenous nations of this hemisphere on a mission to strengthen and re-establish our ancestral ties as a continental confederation of nations and pueblos".
	www.defendbearbutte.org /index.htm (1335 words)

	Slope County Highpoint Trip Report
		White Butte beckoned across the vastness of the prairie.
		Despite this fact, White Butte was only a 400-foot climb I had a real sense of accomplishment.
		It required myself and our friends to sit down on our butts and slide down about a 100 feet of white crumbly clay with only a few spots to grab on to, to slow our descent.
	www.cohp.org /nd/Slope_4.html (1292 words)

	White Butte, North Dakota
		About a mile east of town was a sign pointing to White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota. Some people mistake it for traffic directions and if they do they will go to the wrong butte (the one with a tower).
		The view back to the white cliffs of the butte was spectacular and as I reached the summit, the grassy summit evoked images of Scottish mountains.
		On the summit was a memorial to Leon Butzazky, whose property you used to cross to get the summit, as well as a registry in a green metal box.
	www.americasroof.com /nd.shtml (314 words)

	Off the Beaten Path - North Dakota Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		White Butte, 3,506-feet, is not in a park, but on the private Van Eason Farm.
		From the top of White Butte you can see miles of cultivated fields, however, the butte itself resembles some of the most the severe terrain of the Badlands, 100 miles to the north.
		Contact: Joseph Vandaele HC1, Box 4 Amidon, ND 58620 Directions: White Butte is in the southwestern corner of North Dakota, just east of US-85, about 7 miles south of the tiny town of Amidon and 18 miles north of Bowman.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/North_Dakota/Off_the_Beaten_Path-North_Dakota-R-1.html (932 words)

	Slope ND highpoint - www.surgent.net
		Anyway, from Amidon I went east just under 2 miles to a gravel road just after some signs pointing to White Butte (note: from the highway it isn't clear which bluff is the highpoint according to the signs).
		White Bluff was just a short ways south from here.
		White Butte has about a 400-foot prominence over the surrounding plain.
	www.surgent.net /highpoints/states/nd.html (1098 words)

	White Butte, the North Dakota High Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		White Butte as viewed from the East forms the backdrop for the Buzalsky farm.
		From the top of White Butte, you can look east to the Buzalsky farm and a panoramic view of North Dakota.
		The summit is marked with a cairn, a USGS survey marker, and a memorial to the elder Buzalsky.
	www.climber.org /Feature/HighPoints1998/whitebutte.html (159 words)

	Snow Conditions
		There may be a couple kms on East Butte accessable from the highway for a few more days for those "hard core skiers".
		We will again use the "White Butte zipper pulls" in the form of a rubber snow flake as trail tags for donations of $20 or more (see donor page for details).
		White Butte is listed among 37 X-C Trails for Saskatchewan.
	www.reginaskiclub.ca /SnowConditions.htm (298 words)

	White Butte, South Dakota Florists and Flower Delivery
		Our florists are centrally located within the White Butte, SD area and are renowned for their absolute commitment to quality service and fresh floral products.
		Generally, orders placed by 2 to 3 PM can be delivered by the White Butte florist the same day your order is placed.
		You may still send floral arrangements in White Butte from around $25.00 but, this does not include the cost of delivery and they tend to be more like bud vase's than full flower arrangements.
	www.flowerrewards.com /SD/White_Butte.html (913 words)

	Black Butte Ranch \| Golf Resort \| Big Meadow Golf Course
		They would use a combination of the reds and whites and the OGA will assign a rating and slope.
		The men plan to create a "Combo" of the blues and fls that would be used for the scratch flight of the Club Championship.
		An accurate tee shot is must off the tee through a narrow chute to leave you with a short to mid-iron to this elevated green.
	www.blackbutteranch.com /golf/big_meadow_10-18.html (525 words)

	White Butte township, Perkins County, South Dakota (SD) Detailed Profile
		White Butte township, Perkins County, South Dakota (SD) Detailed Profile
		White Butte township, Perkins County, South Dakota (SD)
		87% of White Butte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
	www.city-data.com /township/White-Butte-Perkins-SD.html (101 words)

	Nevada Peaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USGS peak The Buttes (6660 ft, The Buttes quad, in Elko county, NAD27 41.0585/-115.6942)
		USGS peak Calico Butte (6030 ft, Calico Butte quad, in Humboldt county, NAD27 41.9227/-117.2035)
		USGS peak Delcer Buttes (6667 ft, Delcer Buttes quad, in Elko county, NAD27 40.4044/-115.0598)
	www.climber.org /data/peaks/NVpeaks.html (6751 words)

	clothing.icanbuynow.com - White Butte South Dakota clothing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	clothing.icanbuynow.com /SouthDakota/WhiteButte/index.php3 (282 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Couple buys North Dakota's high peak, will allow public access
		An old barn and some rusty farm machinery frame the view of White Butte, North Dakota's higest peak, in Amidon, N.D., The couple that bought the state's highest peak say they will allow the public unlimited access.
		Daryle and Mary Dennis purchased White Butte in Amidon, and about 1,000 acres of farm and ranch land from the heirs of Angeline Van Daele, who owned White Butte for 45 years.
		White Butte measures 3,506 feet above sea level but rises only 400 feet from its base.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20041112-0709-northdakotapeak.html (370 words)

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