My family visited the four corners area a few years ago to see some of the same sights you visited, including Monument Valley. We were surprised to find that the famous mitten buttes in your fabulous picture are not round but are relatively thin in one direction.
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From what one of the guides we had explained us, this is the key difference between a butte and a mesa. The former is thinner and the latter is wider. Those buttes are just so amazing, making the scenary very far-westy :)