The Sutter Buttes, also known as the World's Smallest Mountain Range, are a unique geological formation located in Northern California. The Sutter Buttes are situated in Sutter County, California, near the city of Yuba City. They are approximately 45 miles north of Sacramento, the state capital. The Sutter Buttes are a small circular complex of eroded volcanic lava domes.
Sutter, formerly South Butte and Sutter City, is a census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States. It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area within the Greater Sacramento CSA. The population as of the 2010 census was 2,904, up from 2,885 at the 2000 census.