Their cathedral-like spires twist upward, some reaching more than 2,000 feet into the sky - an imposing circular formation, 10 miles in diameter, that's been called "the smallest mountain range in the world."
Bitter debates over the lack of public access to the Sutter Buttes have roiled for years. Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago.
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