Mesa Prieta

Mesa Prieta is a mesa in Sandoval County New Mexico. The mesa was formed by a basaltic lava flow during the Pliocene. The sedimentary rocks include the Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone, Mancos Shale, and Gallup Sandstone.^[1]

Mesa Prieta
Mesa
Mesa Prieta
Coordinates: 35.473951°N 107.053356°W / 35.473951; -107.053356
Location	25 km west of San Ysidro, NM
Formed by	basaltic lava flow during the Pliocene

The Rio Puerco flows south on the west side of the mesa. The Ojito Wilderness is to the east of the mesa, and Cabezon Peak is to the north.

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