An isolated, flat-topped hill or small plateau with steep, often cliff-like sides, capped by a layer of erosion-resistant rock that protects the softer rock beneath it from wearing away as fast as the surrounding land. Continued erosion narrows a mesa over time until it becomes a butte, the same landform at a smaller scale.
Connections
Sources
Mesa (Wikipedia)
Shaped By: Erosion, Lead and geology text
in the past. == Formation == Mesas form by weathering and erosion of horizontally layered rocks that have been uplifted by
Shaped By: Weathering, Lead and geology text
in the past. == Formation == Mesas form by weathering and erosion of horizontally layered rocks that have been uplifted by
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.