LOL.... kinda. It's pronounced exactly the same as in the Aussie...

LOL.... kinda.

It's pronounced exactly the same as in the Aussie expression "You beaut!"

Basically it's a rock formation resulting from the late stage further erosion of a mesa (table-top mountain). It erodes in from the sides and once it's taller than it is wide it goes from being called a mesa to a butte.

You've seen them in almost every John Wayne movie ever made in the "wild west" and are very common in places like Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

I've travelled extensively throughout those areas and the scenery is superb.