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The Frijole Ranch, also known as Guadalupe Ranch, Spring Hill Ranch and the Rader-Smith Ranch, is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in extreme west Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978, [1] and represents a significant period in the settlement and ranching of the Guadalupe Mountains.
The Guadalupe Mountains (Spanish: Sierra de Guadalupe) ... First, deserts exhibit salt flats on the western side of the national park and creosote desert, ...
Salt Flat is a ghost town in northeastern Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 62 and 180, north of the Census-designated place (CDP) of Sierra Blanca, the county seat of Hudspeth County. [1] Its elevation is 3,730 feet (1,137 m). [2] Although Salt Flat is unincorporated, it has a ZIP Code of 79847. [3]
Guadalupe Mountains may not be a household name like Grand Canyon or Yosemite, but it’s a national treasure. 'Literally one of a kind': Guadalupe Mountains National Park is Texas' best kept ...
The San Elizario Salt War, also known as the Salinero Revolt or the El Paso Salt War, was an extended and complex range war of the mid-19th century that revolved around the ownership and control of immense salt lakes at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a national park of the United States 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.
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The mountain is composed of late Permian limestone like the other peaks in the Guadalupe Mountains. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4,500 feet (1,372 m) above Salt Basin in three miles (4.8 km).