Mountains and Basins

1. Mountains and Basins By: Daija Harris, Carly Lummus, Phillip Johnson, Joshua Lanier, Kameron Hart

2. Location and Landforms • The Mountains is located in far West Texas. Its Eastern Border is near Pecos River. Its South border is the Rio Grande. And finally the Northern Border is New Mexico. • Landforms • Hueco Tanks State National Park • El Capitan • Monahans Sandhills State Park • Big Bend National Park • Guadalupe Mountains

4. Vegetation • Ponderasa Pins a large spreading pine that grows up to 200 ft offers an estimated 57 mammals and 128 species of birds. • Londgepole Pine only found in the wild can grow up to 100 ft and produce 2 inch pinecones easy to grow. • Colorado Spruce a blue green color very attractive plants grows usually individually in the forest. • Rocky Mountains fir-it grows to around 80 ft and has a 3 inch cone It has a blue color making it easy to identify. • Northern Mule’s Ears Plant vanished with resis, the stout leafy stems growing from clumps of lanceolate. • Heartleaf Arnica Stems with 2-4 pairs of heart shaped leaves. • Ipomopisis Aggregata in upper leafaxils and at tops of sparesly – leaved . • Aquileyia Caerulea rocky mountain columbine prefers rich moist soil. • Gaillardia Aristata is from north Dokato to Colorado Californiato Bristish Columbia

6. Largest Cities and places of interest • El Paso 700,ooo • Pecos 8 • Hermit • Fort Davis • Marfa Places of interest Golf, hiking,cross-countru skiing

7. Animals Mountain lion Bighorn sheep Horned toad Rattle snake Roadrunner Quail Bulls Boars Goats Wolfs