A report on Llano Estacado
Region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.
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Comanche
8 linksThe Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ("the people" ) are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States.
The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ("the people" ) are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States.
The "Western Comanche" lived in the region of the upper Arkansas, Canadian, and Red Rivers, and the Llano Estacado.
Great Plains
5 linksBroad expanse of flatland in North America.
Broad expanse of flatland in North America.
High Plains – southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, western Nebraska (including the Sand Hills), eastern Colorado, western Kansas, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, and northwestern Texas (including the Llano Estacado and Texas Panhandle);
Texas
5 linksState in the South Central region of the United States.
State in the South Central region of the United States.
The Great Plains region in Central Texas spans through the state's panhandle and Llano Estacado to the state's hill country near Lago Vista and Austin.
High Plains (United States)
4 linksThe High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains.
The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains.
The southern region of the Western High Plains ecology region contains the geological formation known as Llano Estacado which can be seen from a short distance or on satellite maps.
Eastern New Mexico
3 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.
Amarillo, Texas
4 linksCity in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.
City in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.
The city of Amarillo, originally named Oneida, is situated in the Llano Estacado region.
Caprock Escarpment
2 linksThe 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.
Charles Goodnight
2 linksAmerican rancher in the American West, perhaps the best known rancher in Texas.
American rancher in the American West, perhaps the best known rancher in Texas.
Such a circuitous route was necessary to avoid the Comanche stronghold in the Staked Plains (the sizeable area roughly centered around present day Lubbock, Texas).
Mescalero Ridge
1 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.
Southwestern United States
1 linksGeographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Within the Southwest U.S. region, the Colorado is bordered to the south by the Mogollon Rim and the Sonoran Desert, to the west by the Mojave Desert, and to the east by the Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande Rift valley, and the Llano Estacado.