The 5,400-square-mile Black Mesa study area in northeastern Arizona contains a diverse topography that includes flat plains, mesas, and incised drainages (fig. 1). Black Mesa is a topographic high at the center of the study area that covers about 2,000 mi2. It has 2,000-foot-high cliffs on its northern and northeastern sides, but slopes gradually down to the south and southwest.
| Author: U. S. Department of the Interior |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Feb 19, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 50 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1495926249 |
| ISBN-13: 9781495926242 |