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Landscapes in Stone -- Tornillo Flat, Big Bend NP TX
in Places of Geologic Significance
The amazing desert scenery along the main park road through Tornillo Flat holds a surprising secret: This area was once a swamp!
posted by: Benchmark Blasterz
location: Texas
date approved: 01/31/2017
last visited: 12/26/2016
W6.9 km
Lava Dome -- Grapevine Hills Trail, Big Bend NP TX
The amazing scenery along the Grapevine Hills trail is a volcanic lava dome that turned into a laccolith and shattered into boulders
date approved: 01/30/2017
last visited: 12/25/2016
SW23 km
Volcanic Origins -- Window Trail, Big Bend NP TX
The Chisos Mountains were formed by volcanic activity from 17-38 million years ago
SW26.7 km
Chisos Mountains -- Big Bend National Park TX
A sign along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive explains the volcanic origins of the Chisos Mountains
date approved: 01/28/2017
last visited: 12/24/2016
SW28 km
Volcanic Dikes - Big Bend NP, TX, US
Located in Big Bend National park along Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.
posted by: Crazy4horses
date approved: 01/09/2017
last visited: 03/15/2017
SE29.9 km
Boquillas Formation -- Big Bend NP TX
The waymark coordinates are for the pictographs on the sedimentary cliff walls of the Boquillas Formation at Boquillas Hot Springs
last visited: 03/16/2017
SW31.9 km
Goat Mountain -- Big Bend NP TX
Much of Big Bend National Park was formed by the action of volcanoes, long since dormant. One of those old volcanoes created Goat Mountain
SE32.3 km
Boquillas Canyon -- Big Bend NP TX
Boquillas Canyon is an amazing show of what a little water and a little grit, and a little pressure can do to solid rock
SW32.7 km
Burro Mesa Pouroff -- Big Bend National Park, Brewster County TX
The pouroff (dry waterfall) at Lower Burro Mesa is in a dry wash that fills with flash floods, resulting in a dramatic waterfall that has carved unusual features this box canyon
date approved: 01/27/2017
SW40.2 km
Mule Ears Peaks - Big Bend NP TX
The famous Mule Ears Peaks at Big Bend, so named because . . . well, duh
SW45.2 km
Tuff Canyon -- Big Bend NP TX
An interpretive sign at a trailhead explains this unusual canyon at Big Bend National park
last visited: 03/27/2018
SW46.5 km
Cerro Castellan - Big Bend NP TX
An interpretive sign explains the beauty and mystery of the formation of Castolon Peak
SW53.1 km
Santa Elena Canyon - Big Bend National Park, TX, US
Santa Elena Canyon is one of the most famous landmarks of the Big Bend National Park. It is visible from over 10 miles away, and can be seen, if unobstructed, from almost any location in the park.
date approved: 12/30/2016
last visited: 02/22/2021
N73.4 km
Los Caballos -- Ouachita Fold Belt, US 385 S of Marathon TX
A highway rest area and historic marker at a fascinating rock formation south of Marathon
date approved: 02/01/2017
N83 km
Marathon Basin -- Fort Peña Park, Marathon TX
Important features of Marathon Basin are explianed at Fort Peña Park, south of Marathon TX
date approved: 02/04/2017
last visited: 09/20/2016
N126.5 km
Sierra Madera Astrobleme -- US 385 S of Fort Stockton, Pecos County TX
The Sierra Madera Astrobleme is a giant meteor crater in Pecos County Texas south of Fort Stockton TX
date approved: 02/06/2017