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Peaks in the state of Texas [1] [2] [3] Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation Location Mountain range County; Guadalupe Peak: 8,751 ft 2667 m: 3,031 ft 924 m: 72.6 mi 116.9 km Guadalupe Mountains: Culberson: Shumard Peak: 8,635 ft 2632 m: 899 ft
Mount Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών; Greek: Ελικώνας) is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, [1] celebrated in Greek mythology.With an altitude of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), it is located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
Aurora is known for a purported UFO crash in April 1897, and the ongoing legend that the UFO's pilot is supposedly buried in the local cemetery. [10] Although the town has embraced the legend to a point (the city's website mentions the legend), [11] the cemetery association has refused all requests to exhume the alien's purported gravesite.
The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897, when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas. [1] The incident (similar to the more famous Roswell UFO incident 50 years later) is claimed to have resulted in a fatality of the pilot. The pilot was "not of this world" and was said to be an alien. [2]
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the American South and Southwest . [ 1 ]
Crown Mountain is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 34th-highest in Texas. [1] [2] The mountain is composed of volcanic rock of the Chisos Formation which formed during the Paleogene period. [4]
Capote Falls, located on spring-fed Capote Creek, is the highest waterfall in Texas at 175 feet. Despite its location in one of the driest parts of the state, it is the main drainage below the Rio Grande Rift and the Sierra Vieja on its way to the Rio Grande, and as such it consistently flows. [6] The waterfall is located on private property.