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Balanced Rock in Big bend, Big Bend National Park

National park · Texas

Big Bend National Park

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Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.

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Type
National park
State
Texas
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • Balanced Rock in Big bend, Big Bend National Park

    Sefor4 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Beyond the Window, Big Bend National Park

    NPS · Public domain

  • Big-Bend-NP, Big Bend National Park

    Martin D. Adamiker · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Big Bend Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend National Park

    Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Big Bend National Park, Texas 128, Big Bend National Park

    John Cummings · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Big Bend National Park, Texas 21, Big Bend National Park

    John Cummings · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Big Bend South Rim, Big Bend National Park

    Bpluke01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Cactus Vista, Big Bend National Park

    NPS Photo/Cookie Ballou · Public domain

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