Synonyms of mesas

mesas

noun

plural of mesa

as in plateaus

a broad flat area of elevated land

a mesa in the Arizona desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plateaus
• highlands
• tablelands
• domes
• buttes
• tables
• uplands
• altiplanos
• heights
• punas
• karoos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mesas

Inspired by the region’s terrain of flat desert basins, mesas, and canyons, residents of New Mexico are drawn to this shade the most. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Its mesas, arches and deep canyons give the stars a dramatic stage, especially from remote viewpoints away from direct artificial light. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Think again, as the California Zephyr, the longest route in America crosses through seven states, carving up Colorado’s canyons, then passing into Utah where the sun ignites mesas into flaming towers of rock. — Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026

Latinos have always been an intrinsic feature of the Western Slope’s socioeconomic landscape, as ubiquitous as the area’s mountains, mesas and canyons. — Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

West of the mountains, the scenery opens into Utah’s red-rock country, defined by mesas and sandstone formations, before stretching into the high desert of Nevada, where towns are sparse. — AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026

Take in jaw-dropping views of the Painted Desert, a colorful expanse of hills, buttes, and mesas. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026