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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. There are 21 National Natural Landmarks in Texas. Attwater Prairie Chicken. Catfish Creek. Cave Without a Name. Caverns of Sonora. Devil's Sinkhole. Dinosaur Valley State Park.
454.16 acres (183.79 ha) 1968. Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway. Franklin Mountains State Park. El Paso. 24,247 acres (9,812 ha) 1987. Franklin Mountains State Park. Galveston Island State Park.
Pages in category "National Natural Landmarks in Texas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Its dry foliage and plumes can also become a fire hazard. The thick clumps harbor rats and other rodents, and its leaves are razor-sharp. Pampas grass is a robust evergreen grass that can grow 8 ...
The Guadalupe Mountains reach their highest point at Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, [5] with an elevation of 8,751 feet (2,667 m). [6] The range lies southeast of the Sacramento Mountains and east of the Brokeoff Mountains. The mountain range extends north-northwest and northeast from Guadalupe Peak in Texas into New Mexico. [1]
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 national significance. [1]
Europe and North America. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, US. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.
5.35% [1] Protected. 2.26% [1] 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 ...