small hill smaller than a mesa or plateau
A "mesa" is elevated, while a "plain" is not. Think of a mesa as a "plain on a hill".
a desert---a mesa is a flat topped rise or hill---mesa is Spanish for table
Butte Four letters - mesa
3 possibilities: Plateau Butte Mesa
A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.
Mesa
A gorge.
Mesa Verde is a land from called a mesa. A mesa is a flat area of land on top of a hill. Mesas are more common in the southwestern part of the United States.
A butte is actually smaller than a mesa. A butte is a smaller flat topped hill, while a mesa is a medium flat topped hill. Buttes and mesas are most often seen in the southwestern region of the US.
butte
A turtle jumped over a hill