Colorado Mesa

by Christopher James

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Colorado Mesa

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Christopher James

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Photograph - Photography

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Just one of the many mesas that can be seen on the western slope of Colorado in the desert highlands. Mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape. It may also be called a table hill, table-topped hill or table mountain. It is larger than a butte, which it otherwise resembles closely.

It is a characteristic landform of arid environments, particularly the Western and Southwestern United States in badlands and mountainous regions ranging from Washington and California to the Dakotas and Texas. Examples are also found in many other nations including Spain, Sardinia, North and South Africa, Arabia, India, and Australia. Grand Mesa is a large mesa located in western Colorado in the Southwest United States and is the largest mesa in the world. This image was digitized from a 35mm slide.

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