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North Franklin Information:
At 7,192 feet, North Franklin Peak is the highest peak in the Franklin Mountains, a small range that extend from El Paso, Texas north into New Mexico, the range being 23 miles long and 3 miles wide.
The State Park
Much of the range is part of the Franklin Mountains State Park. The state park offers great biking, bird watching, camping, geocaching, hiking, picnicking and rock climbing.
There are over 100 miles of trail, however, because this park is in a desert mountain terrain, remember to bring plenty of water.
Description:
The Geology
The mountains are composed primarily of sedimentary rock with some igneous intrusions. Geologists refer to them as tilted-block fault mountains and in them can be found 1.25 billion-year-old Precambrian rocks, the oldest in Texas.
Range:
The Franklin Mountain (31.9028737, -106.4938719)
Elevation:
7,192 feet
Age:
1.25 billion years old
Location:
Coordinates:
31.9029123, -106.4936315
Nearest City:
(31.93245750061663, -106.44916887010771)
Best Route to Top:
North Franklin Trail
(31.9145276, -106.4929596) ,
North Franklin Trail Access
Mundy′s Gap E & W Trail
(31.9324575 -106.4491689)
Geographical Data:
The Ancients
First Wayƒarer
First Migration
(The Algonquian Cultures)
Second Migration
(The Uto-Aztecan Cultures)
Third Migration
(The Athabascan Cultures)
Mound Builders:
Wayfarer Period
Woodland Period
Mississippian Period
Rock Art:
Cave Painting
Geoglyph
Petroglyph
Pictograph
Rock Relief
Stone Stackers:
Desert Cultures
Anasazi
Freemont
Hohokam
Mogollon
Patayan
Prescott
Salado
Salinas
Sinqgua
Trincheras
Fossils:
The Earth
The Modern Man
Architecture:
Boats:
Bridges:
Forts:
Grand Lodges:
Lighthouses
Piers:
The Steps
Steps Afoot
Steps Afield
The Appendixes
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