Llano Estacado (, (meaning Palisaded Plain) Texas/local pronunciation: [lano esta'kaðo], New Mexico/local pronunciation: ['jano esta'kaðo]) commonly known as the Staked Plain, is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. One of the largest mesas or tablelands on the North American continent, the elevation rises from in the southeast to over in the northwest, sloping almost uniformly at about .