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The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States. It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]
The Edwards Plateau Ecological Region of Texas extends in the southwestern regions of Northcentral Texas and includes portions of Concho, Tom Green, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Reagan, and Irion counties and an separate area to the north in Coke, Taylor, and Nolan counties.
Nov 16, 2017 · Though most know of the Texas Hill Country, the Edwards Plateau is less familiar. This geologic region of the state includes the Hill Country on its eastern edge, but that’s not the only part of this area.
Nearly 24 million acres dominated by Ashe juniper, oaks and honey mesquite comprise the beautifully rugged, semi arid region of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas. Much of the region overlays the immense underground reservoir of the Edwards Aquifer which feeds many crystal clear streams.
Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. [1] The county seat is Rocksprings. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. [3] It is named for Haden Edwards, [4] an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The Edwards Aquifer and Edwards Plateau ...
The Edwards Plateau region comprises an area of central Texas commonly known as the Texas Hill Country. It is a land of many springs, stony hills, and steep canyons. The region is home to a whole host of rare plants and animals found nowhere else on earth.
Renowned for its beautiful water carved canyons and steep hillsides forested with oak and juniper, the Hill Country—as the Edwards Plateau region is known by conservation scientists and most Texans—encompasses 36,680 square miles in Central Texas.
