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Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [ 3 ] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo . [ 4 ]
Big Bend Coast, part of the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico; Big Bend (Texas), in western Texas north of the Rio Grande; Big Bend (Colorado River, Utah), a meander; Big Bend (Missouri River), a meander in South Dakota; Big Bend of the Columbia River, a wide curve near Wenatchee, Washington
Nugent Mountain is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. The mountain is composed of intrusive igneous rock which formed during the Oligocene period. [5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 feet (488 m) above the Rio Grande Village Road in one mile (1.6 km).
Big Bend area map Casa 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 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 ...
Casa Grande Peak is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the fifth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 26th-highest in Texas. It ranks as the fifth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 26th-highest in Texas.
Big Bend opened to the public in 1944. [28] At just over 800,000 acres, it is the fourteenth largest national park in the United States and is larger than the state of Rhode Island. [29] Big Bend Ranch State Park (located partially in Presidio County) opened to the public in 1991; at 300,000 acres (1,200 km 2), it is the largest state park in ...
This list contains 411 species. Unless otherwise noted, all are considered to occur regularly in Big Bend National Park as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The tags below are used to designate the abundance of some species. (R) Rare - "usually seen only a few times each year" per the NPS (119 species)
Closed Canyon entrance. Big Bend Ranch is located adjacent to Big Bend National Park and shares the national park's Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. However, in one significant aspect the state park is managed very differently from the nearby national park, as the state park encompasses a network of cattle ranches operated according to the principle of the open range.