mesa

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A flat-topped hill or plateau of rock with one or more steep sides, usually rising abruptly from a surrounding plain. Commonly found in arid environments, mesas are formed by the erosion of horizontally layered rocks that have been pushed above the surface of the earth by tectonic activity.

Photo Credit

 
"Enchanted Mesa, New Mexico, July 1984," photograph, Lee Marmon Pictorial Collection (PICT 2000-017). Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico.

Published Works
The Blessing Way (1970)
The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (1972)
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
Listening Woman (1978)
People of Darkness (1980)
The Dark Wind (1982)
The Ghostway (1984)
Term Type
Geologic Feature
Manuscript Occurrences

 
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 45
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 46
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 47
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 103
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 105
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 114
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 117
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 118
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 119
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 123
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 125
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 166
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 179
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 181
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 183
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 184
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 185
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 186
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 188

A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 15
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 24
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 34
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 41
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 42
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 46
A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 59

A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 12
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 19
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 63
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 87
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 91
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 95
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 96
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 101
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 102
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 109
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 111

A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 18
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 50
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 52
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 56
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 83
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 92
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 94
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 96
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 100
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 127
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 128
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 167
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 169
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 170
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 171
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 173
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 174
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 188
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 189
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 192
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 195
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 196

A06 People of Darkness (03-06) p. 236
A06 People of Darkness (03-06) p. 254

A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 23
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 51
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 108
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 134
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 174
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 176
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 177
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 179
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 248
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 250
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 256
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 268

A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 230
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 231
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 248
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 253
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 254
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 255

References

 
Easterbrook, Don J.
     1999   Surface Processes and Landforms. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.