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 | The distinguishing characteristic of the Llano is the Caprock Escarpment, seen most prominently on the north and west sides, a precipitous cliff usually about 300' in height, seeming to be an almost impenetrable defense for the plain. |
| There is no evident escarpment, but the change in the scenery from the red hills to the sandy plain is striking as a long gangplank between two headwater streams of the Red River is ascended. |
| Further south, the escarpment becomes much less prominent near the Colorado River headwaters, and finally disappears beneath an ocean of sand blown in from the west. |
| Handbook of Texas Online: (1755 words) |
| It is distinctly bounded on the north by the southern escarpment of the Canadian River valley and on the east by the irregular and deeply incised Caprock |
| The western boundary is the Mescalero Escarpment east of the Pecos River valley of New Mexico. |
| These steep escarpments of fifty to 300 feet were caused by the slumping of the less resistant beds that underlie the hard, resistant Caprock. |
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