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The Edwards Plateau is a special part of west-central Texas. It's like a big, raised area of land. Its edges are defined by different natural features. To the south and east, you'll find the Balcones Fault. To the north, it meets the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado. On the west side, it's bordered by the Pecos River and the Chihuahuan Desert.

Big cities like San Angelo, Austin, San Antonio, and Del Rio are generally around the edges of this area. The eastern part of the Edwards Plateau is also famous as the beautiful Texas Hill Country.

The Edwards Plateau covers a large area, including 41 different counties within Texas.


Images for kids

  • Terrain of the Edwards Plateau north of Del Rio, TX DDSCN0924

    Edwards Plateau terrain as seen from U.S. Route 277 between Del Rio and Sonora

  • Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg

    Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg by Hermann Lungkwitz, 1864, oil on canvas

  • San Saba River near Sloan, San Saba County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014)

    San Saba River near Sloan, San Saba County (9 May 2014)

  • Wildflowers on ranchland, State Highway 965, Llano County, Texas, USA (13 April 2012)

    Wildflowers on ranchland, State Highway 965, Llano County (13 April 2012)

  • Llano River seen from County Road 320, Kimble County, Texas, USA (17 April 2015)

    Llano River from County Road 320, Kimble County (17 April 2015)

  • Texas cooter (Pseudemys texana) and red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta), Colorado River, Travis County, Texas, USA (12 April 2012)

    Texas cooter (Pseudemys texana) and red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta), Colorado River, Travis County (12 April 2012)

  • The Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, USA (8 May 2014)

    The Guadalupe River in Kerr County (8 May 2014)

  • Ranchland with Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) in western Kerr County, Texas, USA (17 April 2015)

    Ranchland with Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) in western Kerr County (17 April 2015)

  • Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) growing on the Guadalupe River, Kerr County, Texas, USA (14 April 2012)

    Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) growing on the Guadalupe River, Kerr County (14 April 2012)

  • Ranchland in the Edwards Plateau, Mason County, Texas, USA (17 April 2015)

    Ranchland in the Edwards Plateau, Mason County (17 April 2015)

  • Crevice spiny lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii), Mason County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014)

    Crevice spiny lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii), Mason County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014)

  • Highway 187 in the Edwards Plateau, Bandera County, Texas, USA (14 April 2012)

    Highway 187 in the Edwards Plateau, Bandera County, Texas, USA (14 April 2012)

  • Limestone bluff, typical of the Edwards Plateau, Highway 336, Real County, Texas, USA (14 Apr 2012)

    Limestone bluff, typical of the Edwards Plateau, Highway 336, Real County (14 Apr 2012)

  • Ranchland seen from Highway 336, Real County, Texas, USA (14 April 2012)

    Ranchland seen from Highway 336, Real County (14 April 2012)

  • Scarlet Penstemon (Penstemon triflorus), endemic to Edwards Plateau, Edwards County, Texas, USA (18 April 2015)

    Scarlet penstemon (Penstemon triflorus), endemic to the Edwards Plateau, Edwards County (18 April 2015)

  • Ranch road in southern Edwards County, Texas, USA (18 April 2015)

    Ranch road in southern Edwards County (18 April 2015).

  • Cedar Creek, Edwards County, Texas, USA (18 April 2015)

    Cedar Creek, Edwards County (18 April 2015)

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