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Location:
Rio Grande Village Nature Trail
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Scenic View/Photo Spot
In front of you loom the Sierra del Carmen, a range of massive limstone cliffs that reflect pink and purple hues at sunset. The limestone rock was deposited by ancient seas around 130 million years ago. The same mountain-building forces that created the Rocky Mountains lifted these imposing cliffs along a fault line, causing them to stand high above the surrounding landscape. You are standing on the down-dropped block which consists of the same kind of rock found at the top of the Sierra del Carmen, rising almost one mile in elevation above you.
Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River
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* big bend national park
* rio grande wild & scenic river
* rio grande village nature trail
* self-guided tour
* sierra del carmen
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
