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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
Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak, [3] is the highest natural point in Texas, [4] with an elevation of 8,751 feet (2,667 m) above sea level. [1] It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and is part of the Guadalupe Mountains range in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas.
West Texas is often subdivided according to distinct physiographic features. The portion of West Texas that lies west of the Pecos River is often called "Far West Texas" or the "Trans-Pecos", a term introduced in 1887 by geologist Robert T. Hill. [4] The Trans-Pecos lies within the Chihuahuan Desert and is the aridest part of the state.
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]
In Spanish, the word “lajitas” means “little flat rocks.” In the Big Bend region of West Texas, though, Lajitas stands for an eclectic community in the Chihuahuan desert, where a goat ...
The Chinati Mountains of Texas are a small range in the high desert of far West Texas near the city of Presidio. There is a pass through the mountains on Ranch to Market Road 2810, also known as Pinto Canyon Road, which connects to Farm to Market Road 170 at Ruidosa, Texas. Some believe the range derives its name from the Apache word ch'íná ...
Northwest escarpment of the Llano Estacado overlooking Alamogordo Valley of Quay and Guadalupe Counties, New Mexico.. The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level High Plains of the Llano Estacado and the surrounding rolling terrain.
Trophy Club was the first master-planned community in Texas, with over 1,000 acres of parks, 36 holes of golf and a high standard of living. Incomes are quite high in the city of 14,000, at more ...