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Southwest Mesa Escarpment
Southwest Mesa Escarpment
Southwest Mesa Escarpment

Southwest Mesa Escarpment

Date1985
Medium35 mm color slide
Dimensions15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (2.4 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Historic Albuquerque, Inc.
Object numberPA2022.001.641
DescriptionThis image depicts the escarpment of the southwest mesa near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This portion of the mesa's edge is very sandy and has numerous types of desert shrubs growing near it. Several small drop offs can be seen above the main downward slope. Beyond the mesa, flat land stretches into the distance.
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