McGuirk's Tanks

The Solitario (El Solitario) is a large geologic formation in Big Bend Ranch State Park in West Texas. When viewed from above, it suggests an impact crater; though it is actually the eroded remains of a laccolith. The approximate center of the Solitario is located 56.8 km (35.3 mi) east southeast of Presidio, Texas, just west of the line dividing Brewster and Presidio Counties. The formation cover

Needle Peak is located in Presidio County, in southwest Texas, United States. Its summit, at an elevation of 4,608 feet (1,405 m) above sea level, rises 328 ft (100 m) over the Lower Shutup, a canyon that runs along its eastern edge. Needle Peak is a Tertiary intrusion and stands within the Solitario, a circular domal uplift with a nine-mile diameter and a prominent limestone rim. The area is dese

Big Bend Ranch State Park is a 311,000-acre (126,000 ha) state park managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas, United States. It is the largest state park in Texas and offers a rugged, remote, and scenic wilderness. The state park's headquarters is located in Lajitas, Texas at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center. The par