Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. The second largest canyon system in the United States, it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places. Its depth is around 800 ft (240 m).
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum is a history museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. It collects, preserves, conserves, exhibits and interprets the historical, ethnological, cultural and scientific heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region of Texas and related areas of the Southwest.
Randall County is a county located in the south central part of the Texas Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, its population was 140,753, up from 120,750 in 2010. Its county seat is Canyon. Randall County is home to West Texas A&M University, Buffalo Lake Wildlife Refuge, Palo Duro Canyon State Park and the biggest museum in the State of Texas, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum.
Canyon is a city in and the county seat of Randall County, Texas. It sits at an elevation of 3,511 ft (1,070 m). The population was 14,836 at the 2020 census. Gateway to Palo Duro State Park, home to the outdoor epic drama TEXAS, West Texas A&M University and the site of the oldest and largest historical museum in the Lone Star State.
Lake Tanglewood is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. It sits at the elevation of 3,386 ft (1,032 m). The population was 886 in 2019, up from 796 at the 2010 census. Lake Tanglewood is a private club and gated community located southeast of Amarillo nestled into a corner of Palo Duro Canyon, a hidden paradise on the plains.
