A report on Llano Estacado and Caprock Escarpment
The Caprock Escarpment is a term used in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico to describe the geographical transition point between the level High Plains of the Llano Estacado and the surrounding rolling terrain.
- Caprock EscarpmentTo the east, the Caprock Escarpment, a precipitous cliff about 300 ft high, lies between the Llano and the red Permian plains of Texas; while to the west, the Mescalero Escarpment demarcates the eastern edge of the Pecos River valley.
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Eastern New Mexico
0 linksPhysiographic subregion within the U.S. state of New Mexico.
Physiographic subregion within the U.S. state of New Mexico.
The region is largely coterminous with the portion of the Llano Estacado in New Mexico.
Portions of Eastern New Mexico's elevation extends to over 4000 ft. The region is characterized by flat, largely-featureless terrain with the exception of the Pecos River valley and the abrupt breaks along the Mescalero Ridge and northern caprock escarpments of the Llano Estacado.
Mescalero Ridge
0 linksThe Mescalero Ridge forms the western edge of the great Llano Estacado, a vast plateau or tableland in the southwestern United States in New Mexico and Texas.
It is the western equivalent of the Caprock Escarpment, which defines the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado.