Big Bend (Texas)
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]
The region is rugged, sparsely populated
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 Cañón 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
Pecos County, and Terrell County
.
See also
- List of geographical regions in Texas
- Balmorhea State Park
- Trans-Pecos
References
- OCLC 12320665.
- .
- ^ 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
- Morey, Roy (2008). Little Big Bend: Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park. ISBN 978-0-89672-613-0.
External links
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.
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