High Plains

The High Plains are a subregion of the , mainly in the , but also partly in the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the .
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, which means "yellow" in Spanish, is the center of the at the edge of the Great Plains.

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is a city in the High Plains region of the . It is home to the West Texas branch of Texas A&M University, the most prestigious in the region, and is the gateway city to .

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of , the city is named for its founder, Louis .

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It is 48 miles southwest of . Its population was 14,972 at the 2020 census.

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is the second largest city in the High Plains region of the . hosts the Top o' Texas Rodeo each year in July, which brings competitors from Texas and the surrounding states to Gray County.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,492. It is located a few miles south of the Texas / Oklahoma state line.

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is a city in the High Plains of the . It is known as the "Gateway to the Rockies" because it is an important stopover and resting place for many Texans on their way to the ski slopes of and .

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States, located on the eastern border of the Texas Panhandle. The population was last reported at 1,487 in the 2020 census.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,048.

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is a city in , United States. Its population was 1,877 at the 2020 census. The county seat of Donley County, is located on U.S. Highway 287 in the Texas Panhandle, 60 miles east of .

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is a small town of 1,900 people in the southeastern High Plains of . It provides a glimpse of early 20th-century, small-town Texas flavor and is a pleasant place to visit if you're traveling across the Panhandle of northern Texas.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census, down from 2,649 in 2010.

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is a town of 930 people in the on the historic Route 66. It is home of the Oldham County Roundup, a small town rodeo held every August.

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is a small city and county seat of , United States. Its population was 1,939 at the 2020 Census, down from 2,017 in 2010.

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is a city in , United States. It was founded in 1913, when the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway built an 88-mile line from , Texas, to through northern Bailey County.

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is a city in the High Plains of the . It was a wild oil boom town through the 1920s, 30s, and 40s and is still very much an oil town to this day. is also home to Franks Phillips College.

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is an incorporated city in the with a population of about 140. The tiny city promotes itself as the "Midpoint of Route 66", a highway which once led from to .

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 2,378 at the 2020 census. is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area.

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is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 1,789. The city is located in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle, centered along the crossroads of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 83.

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is a city in and , , United States. The population was 1,859 at the 2020 census.

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is a town in , Texas, United States. The population was 552 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. It is on Interstate 40, about 42 miles east of and 215 miles west of .

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is a city in the . Due to a lack of growth in the area, the town is strikingly unchanged since the halcyon days of Route 66, providing photographic opportunities which make it a worthy stop for those following the Mother Road.

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cuts through the High Plains of the , in the southern . It is a protected area, part of the State Park.

High Plains

Latitude of center
39.4167° or 39° 25′ north
Longitude of center
-101.2921° or 101° 17′ 32″ west
Elevation
3,360 feet (1,024 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368386393
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­heath
Geo­Names ID
5445596
Wiki­data ID
Q1548512
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“High Plains” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Высокія раўніны”
  • Bulgarian: “Високи равнини”
  • Cebuano: “High Plains”
  • Chinese: “美国高地平原”
  • Chinese: “美國高地平原”
  • Czech: “High Plains”
  • Dutch: “High Plains”
  • French: “High Plains”
  • Georgian: “მაღალი ვაკეები”
  • German: “High Plains”
  • Italian: “Alte Pianure”
  • Japanese: “ハイプレーンズ (アメリカ合衆国)”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukštosios lygumos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “High Plains”
  • Polish: “Wysokie Równiny”
  • Portuguese: “Altas Planícies”
  • Portuguese: “High Plains”
  • Russian: “Высокие равнины”
  • Swedish: “High Plains”
  • Ukrainian: “Високі рівнини”

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