The Physical State of Texas
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Extending from sea level at the Gulf of Mexico to over 8,000 feet in the Guadalupe Mountains of far West Texas and from the semitropical Lower Rio Grande Valley to the High Plains of the Panhandle, Texas has a natural environment best described as "varied." Below is a summary of the size, the boundaries, the highs and the lows of the state.
Area of Texas
Texas occupies about 7 percent of the total water and land area of the United States. Second in size among the states, Texas has a land and water area of 268,596 square miles as compared with Alaska's 665,384 square miles,
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at the extreme southern turn of the Rio Grande on the south line of Cameron County to Latitude 36° 30' N. along the north line of the Panhandle, and from Longitude 93° 31' W. at the extreme eastern point on the Sabine River on the east line of Newton County to Longitude 106° 38' W. on the extreme westward point on the Rio Grande above El Paso.
Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan
Guadalupe Peak, the highest point, with El Capitan in the foreground. Photo by Robert Plocheck.
Altitudes of Texas Places
The highest point in the state is Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet above sea level. Its twin, El Capitan, stands at 8,085 feet and also is located in Culberson County near the New Mexico state line. Both are in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. These elevations and the others in this article have been determined by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The named peaks above 8,000 feet are listed below. (All are in Culberson County, except Mount Livermore, which is in Jeff Davis County).
Guadalupe Peak
Bush Mountain
Shumard Mountain
Bartlett Mountain
Mount Livermore (Baldy Peak)
Hunter Peak (Pine Top Mountain)
El Capitan
8,749
8,631
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