Cedar Mesa

Cedar Mesa is a tableland in San Juan County in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah.

It extends from Elk Ridge in the north, Comb Wash to the east, the gorge of the San Juan River to the south, and Grand Gulch to the west, an area of over 400 square miles (1,000 km2).

The surrounding terrain has a typical elevation of just 4,200 feet (1,300 m) Most of Cedar Mesa is included in the newly declared (2016) Bears Ears National Monument.

This large difference in elevation has led to the formation of numerous canyons, cliffs, and other erosional features on the edges of the mesa.

Gravel and dirt roads provide access in dry weather to the individual canyons, through the Valley of the Gods, and to Comb Wash. As early as 13,000 years ago Clovis people, who are considered to be the ancestors of most of the indigenous cultures of the Americas,[1][2][3][4] hunted in Cedar Mesa using "Clovis points".