Metcalf Gap -- West of Palo Pinto TX
N 32° 42.960 W 098° 27.007
14S E 551531 N 3619937
Metcalf Gap is a well-know route through the Palo Pinto Mountains of West Texas.
Waymark Code: WMJEJB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2013
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Metcalf Gap is located on the US 180 near the intersection with the State Highway 16. A small sign on the US 180 marks Metcalf Gap, a well-known route through the Palo Pinto Mountains. The gap is named for J. J. Metcalf, who surveyed it as he was working his way west, having previously surveyed the site for the town of Palo Pinto.
Source: The Handbook of Texas on-line (
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