noun. A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.

noun. Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges

"The distinction between plateaus and mesas is vague; in fact, in local usage the term mesa is usually applied to all of these tables which do not carry volcanic mountains."

butte  potrero  tuya  

Raisa  Teresa  Theresa  

alkali flat  alluvial plain  basin  bench  bottomland