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Geology of Texas. Texas contains a wide variety of geologic settings. The state's stratigraphy has been largely influenced by marine transgressive-regressive cycles during the Phanerozoic, with a lesser but still significant contribution from late Cenozoic tectonic activity, as well as the remnants of a Paleozoic mountain range.
Geography of Texas. / 31°N 100°W / 31; -100. The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [ 1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Texas ...
Big Bend National Park is an American national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [ 3] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. [ 4] The park protects more than 1,200 species of ...
Caverns of Sonora. Devil's Sinkhole. Dinosaur Valley State Park. Enchanted Rock. Granite Mountain (Texas) Longhorn Cavern. Lost Maples. Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. Natural Bridge Caverns.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains, east of El Paso, Texas. The mountain range includes Guadalupe Peak , the highest point in Texas at 8,751 feet (2,667 m), and El Capitan used as a landmark by travelers on the route later followed by the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line.
The 11,134-square-foot residence in Clifton, Texas, is like nothing ever seen before — except for perhaps in Disney movies — and is listed for $5.5 million. Interior. “Approaching this ...
Big Bend (Texas) Coordinates: 30°0′0″N 103°0′0″W. Big Bend area map. Casa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas. The view is from the Pinnacles Trail in Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend is part of the Trans-Pecos region in southwestern Texas, United States along the border with ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Davis Mountains State Park is a 2,709-acre (1,096 ha) state park located in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The closest town is Fort Davis, Texas. The park elevation is between 5,000 and 6,000 ft (1,500 and 1,800 m) above sea level. The original portion of the park was deeded to Texas Parks ...