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2. Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia

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   Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] A large canyon system in the south-central United States, it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.

3. Battle of Palo Duro Canyon - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War. [2] [3] The battle occurred on September 28, 1874, when several U.S. Army companies under Ranald S. Mackenzie attacked a large encampment of Plains Indians in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in the High ...

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   Palo Duro Canyon: Palo Duro: aka Goodnight Ranch 3: Palo Duro Pen: July 12, 1984 : Address restricted [4] Claude: Smithsonian trinomial 41AM5 4: Palo Duro Shelter: Palo Duro Shelter: July 12, 1984 : Address restricted [4] Claude

5. Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway - Wikipedia

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   In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired 64.25 miles (103 km) of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains. [3]

6. Caprock Escarpment - Wikipedia

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   The escarpment's features formed by erosion from rivers and streams, creating arroyos and highly diverse terrain, including the large Palo Duro Canyon southeast of Amarillo, Texas. [1] One will notice the change in elevation of several hundred feet while crossing the Caprock Escarpment on Interstate 40 between Adrian, Texas and San Jon, New ...

7. Palo Duro Canyon paintings of O'Keeffe - Wikipedia

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   Now a state park, it is the second largest canyon in the United States and is called the "Grand Canyon of Texas". [4] [5] The canyon is 800 feet (240 m) deep, up to 20 miles (32 km) wide, and 120 miles (190 km) long. [4] Within the canyon are rock formations, giant boulders, and hoodoos. There are also multicolored layers of white gypsum ...