Otero Mesa is a plateau in the Trans-Pecos. The plateau extends north from Hudspeth County, Texas, into Otero County, New Mexico. Otero Mesa is the dominant landform in Hudspeth County, composing 70% of its land area. Otero Mesa has a more limited extant in Otero County. Overall, two-thirds of Otero Mesa is in Texas, but the colloquial usage of "Ote…Otero Mesa is a plateau in the Trans-Pecos. The plateau extends north from Hudspeth County, Texas, into Otero County, New Mexico. Otero Mesa is the dominant landform in Hudspeth County, composing 70% of its land area. Otero Mesa has a more limited extant in Otero County. Overall, two-thirds of Otero Mesa is in Texas, but the colloquial usage of "Otero Mesa" is restricted to the component of the plateau in New Mexico. This is only a political distinction; Otero Mesa is physiographically continuous across the New Mexico – Texas state line.
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