an area that rises above the nearby land
A mesa is higher than the area around it and it is flat on top.
Butte, mesa, promontory, hill, ridge, and so forth.
An area of flat land with higher surrounding land is called a valley.
its called a basin
hill
Plateau
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Plateau
It's a plateau
Canyon
plateu
It's a plateau