mesa

Under the veil of the Manhattan Project, this remote mesa became the site of a profound scientific pivot that ended a world war and ushered in the nuclear age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

It has one narrow runway perched high on a mesa with steep cliffs at either end tumbling 1,600 feet to the deep blue Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2024

If it is not already part of a dish, the obligatory salsa de mesa stands by to add zing and heat.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Claudia Mitchell, a potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, gathers clay on a mesa between two sandstone rock formations, hammer and pick at the ready.

From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2023

Cattle far out on the mesa died when hay could not be trucked in.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Washington, Utah, located just southwest of Zion National Park, is surrounded by cinematic mesas and has long been a hub for exploring the natural wonders of the American west.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

Gilarya Begaye looks out across the brush-blanketed pastures, red-dirt plains and flat-topped mesas that surround her home in the Navajo Nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024

Several clues, taken together, give away the volcanic nature of the jumble of layered mesas and canyons in this eastern part of Noctis Labyrinthus.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

The canyons, towering mesas and dramatic river valleys in the area are ideal terrain because the projects require moving water between different elevations.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

The valley was green, from the yellow sandstone mesas in the northwest to the black lava hills to the south.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko