Northern Edwards Plateau

The Northern Edwards Plateau is the far southern reach of the Panhandle of Texas.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include San Angelo and Big Spring.

San Angelo

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San Angelo is a city in the Northern Edwards Plateau of Texas, on the Concho River. It is the home of Goodfellow Air Force Base, Angelo State University, and the Producer's Livestock Auction, the country's largest sheep and lamb market.

Big Spring

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Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. Its population was 26,144 at the 2020 census.

Sweetwater

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Sweetwater is a municipality in and the county seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. It is 123 miles southeast of Lubbock and 40 miles west of Abilene. Its population was 10,622 at the 2020 census.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Brownwood and Sterling City.

Brownwood

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Brownwood is a city in central Texas. Founded in 1857, it has some of the common origin stories of Texas towns with railroads and oil booms, and it was considered to be the biggest cotton center west of Fort Worth at the turn of the century.