La Mesita. A stand‑alone mesa overlooking the Rio Embudo Basin Located along Highway 68 between Santa Fe and Taos, La Mesita rises as a stand‑alone mesa on the east rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. It forms the backdrop to Gallery Emboscada and marks the point where the Gorge opens into the Española Valley. Map courtesy of USGS, showing La Mesita and the Dixon/Embudo vicinity. Rising nearly 1,200 feet from its base along the valley floor to the summit, La Mesita carries a full s