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A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs.ucumcari Mountain is a mesa outside of Tucumcari, New Mexico. A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
Definitions for High Desert. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word High Desert. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: The High Desert is an unofficial and vaguely defined geographic area of southern California located to the northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains.