Davis Mountains
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The Davis Mountains, originally known as Limpia Mountains, are a range of mountains in West Texas, United States, located near Fort Davis, after which they are named. The fort was named for then-Unite
View from Remington Ridge
Summit of Mount Locke
The McDonald Observatory is situated at an elevation of 2,070 m (6,790 ft).
Davis Mountains State Park at the southern edge of the Davis Mountains: The elevation of the buildings is 1,550 m (5,090 ft).
Sky island
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Sky islands are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different lowland environments. The term originally referred to those found on the Mexican Plateau and has extended to similarly isolated hig
Davis Mountains
…years ago. The highest peak in the Davis Mountains is Mount Livermore at 2,555 m (8,383 ft) the fifth-highest peak in Texas. The Davis Mountains are a sky island, an isolated mountain range surrounded by desert. The town of Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains has an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft…
View of the Santa Rita Mountains across the Tucson valley from the Santa Catalina Mountains. The Santa Ritas are among the most prominent of the "sky islands" in southern Arizona.
The 2,700 m (9,000 ft) Chiricahua Mountains above the desert
The 2,400 m (8,000 ft) Portal Peak in the Chiricahua Mountains surrounded by clouds
View from the Sandia Mountains at 10,378 feet (3,163 m) showing the transition to the desert at 6,000 feet (1,800 m) below