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

The area around the mesa is rugged, quiet and vast, and water has to be hauled in.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 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

“Getting all the way to that mesa is going to be tough, Res,” Fly says.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

The central summit area is marked by several elevated mesas forming an arc, reaching a regional high and sloping downhill away from the summit area.

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 pair once spent a week combing brushy hills and mesas in the Grapevine Mountains on the eastern edges of Death Valley in hopes of spotting an elusive and rarely seen gray vireo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

At times the road cut into the cliffs made by the mesas that rose from the river valley, then the river was far below.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya