Trans-Pecos
The Trans-Pecos is the part of Texas' Big Bend Country which lies west of the Pecos River. This region is part of the vast Chihuahuan Desert and contains some of the highest desert areas in the world, with all of Texas' highest peaks.
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Top destinations: El Paso and Big Bend National Park.
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Places to explore: Pecos and Fort Stockton.
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Trans-Pecos
- Type: valley
- Description: region in Texas, United States
- Location: Big Bend Country, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
30.56° or 30° 33′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
-103.79° or 103° 47′ 24″ west
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Trans-Pecos” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “外佩科斯地區”
- Czech: “Trans-Pecos”
- French: “Trans-Pecos”
- Irish: “Trans-Pecos”
- Italian: “Trans-Pecos”
- Japanese: “テキサス州西部”
- Lithuanian: “Transpekosas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Trans-Pecos”
- Norwegian: “Trans-Pecos”
- Spanish: “Trans-Pecos”
- Western Frisian: “Transpecos”
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