Chihuahuan Desert
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The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of Far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley
Chihuahuan desert landscape in Big Bend National Park
The terrain mainly consists of basins broken by numerous small mountain ranges.
A pronghorn among yuccas in the Otero Mesa.
Young creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
Big Bend National Park
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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
Chihuahuan Desert
…Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, and White Sands National Park in New Mexico; and Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, Franklin Mountains State Park, and part of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas…
The Rio Grande runs through Cañón de Santa Elena, Mexico, on the left and Big Bend National Park, U.S., on the right.
Big Bend and the Chihuahuan Desert
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Main visitor center at Panther Junction