Big Bend area mapCasa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas. The view is from the Pinnacles Trail in Big Bend National Park.
^Fehrenbach, T. R. (1985). Texas : a salute from above. San Antonio, Tex.: Texas Books, World Pub. Services in association with K. Weldon, McMahons Point, NSW, Australia. ISBN0-940672-28-6. OCLC 12320665.
^Tinkham, E. (1935). "The Mutillidae of Presidio and Jeff Davis Counties of the Big Bend Region of Trans-Pecos Texas". The Canadian Entomologist. 67 (10): 207–211. doi:10.4039/Ent67207-10.
^Texas Parks and Wildlife, Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (accessed Oct 30, 2022)
^Texas Parks and Wildlife, Chinati Mountains State Natural Area (accessed Oct 30, 2022)
bend, texas, also, bend, national, park, bend, ranch, state, park, bend, part, trans, pecos, region, southwestern, texas, united, states, along, border, with, mexico, north, prominent, bend, grande, which, region, named, here, grande, passes, between, chisos, . See also Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park The Big Bend is part of the Trans Pecos region in southwestern Texas United States along the border with Mexico north of the prominent bend in the Rio Grande for which the region is named 1 Here the Rio Grande passes between the Chisos Mountains in Texas and the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico as it changes from running east southeast to north northeast The region covers three counties Presidio County to the west Brewster County to the east and Jeff Davis County to the north 2 Big Bend area mapCasa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas The view is from the Pinnacles Trail in Big Bend National Park The region is rugged sparsely populated Chihuahua Desert including the Chisos Mountains Chinati Mountains and the Davis Mountains The region has well over 1 million acres 4 000 km2 of public lands including Big Bend National Park 801 163 acres and Big Bend Ranch State Park 300 000 acres Black Gap Wildlife Management Area 103 000 acres 3 Chinati Mountains State Natural Area 39 000 acres 4 along the north side of the Rio Grande It is also the home of the McDonald Observatory In Mexico adjacent areas of protected lands on the south side of the Rio Grande include the Canon de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area ca 511 508 acres Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area ca 850 630 acres and the Maderas del Carmen Flora and Fauna Protection Area ca 514 920 acres The largest towns in the region are Alpine Presidio Marfa Sanderson Terlingua and Marathon The counties are Presidio County Jeff Davis County Brewster County Pecos County and Terrell County See also editList of geographical regions in Texas Balmorhea State Park Trans PecosReferences edit Fehrenbach T R 1985 Texas a salute from above San Antonio Tex Texas Books World Pub Services in association with K Weldon McMahons Point NSW Australia ISBN 0 940672 28 6 OCLC 12320665 Tinkham E 1935 The Mutillidae of Presidio and Jeff Davis Counties of the Big Bend Region of Trans Pecos Texas The Canadian Entomologist 67 10 207 211 doi 10 4039 Ent67207 10 Texas Parks and Wildlife Black Gap Wildlife Management Area accessed Oct 30 2022 Texas Parks and Wildlife Chinati Mountains State Natural Area accessed Oct 30 2022 Further reading editMorey Roy 2008 Little Big Bend Common Uncommon and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park Texas Tech University Press ISBN 978 0 89672 613 0 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Big Bend Texas The Big Bend of Texas 1920 hosted by the Portal to Texas History West Texas Weekly a local weekly newspaper Visit Big Bend an extensive website on the Big Bend region and attractions 30 0 0 N 103 0 0 W 30 00000 N 103 00000 W 30 00000 103 00000 nbsp This Texas state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Bend Texas amp oldid 1165101319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
