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Pecos (/ ˈ p eɪ k ə s / PAY-kəs [4]) is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. [5] It is in the valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and just south of New Mexico's border. Its population was 12,916 at the 2020 ...
Red Bluff Reservoir is a reservoir on the Pecos River 40 miles (64 km) north of Pecos, Texas. ... With an elevation of 2,842 feet [866 m] above sea level, it is the ...
Red Bluff Dam is a dam in the Pecos River, situated about 40 miles (64 km) north of Pecos, Texas. ... Crest elevation is 2,828 feet (862 m) above sea level. [2]
The Butterfield Overland Mail traveled over Guadalupe Pass located at 5,534 ft (1,687 m) above sea level. A cavalry was known as the Buffalo Soldiers was ordered to the area to stop Indian raids on settlements and mail stage routes. During the winter of 1869, Lt. H.B. Cushing led his troops into the Guadalupe Mountains and destroyed two ...
Pecos County (/ ˈ p eɪ k ə s / PAY-kəs [1]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,193. [2] The county seat is Fort Stockton. [3] The county was created in 1871 and organized in 1875. [4] [5] It is named for the Pecos River. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos ...
The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]
Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467; Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629; AirNav.Com – Fort Stockton–Pecos County Airport (KFST)
The Basin and Range Province is in West Texas, west of the Pecos River, beginning with the Davis Mountains on the east and the Rio Grande to its west and south. The Trans-Pecos region is the only part of Texas regarded as mountainous and includes seven named peaks in elevation greater than 8,000 feet (2,400 m).