The Pecos River (/ ˈ p eɪ k ə s / PAY-kəs; [4] Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet (3,700 m). [5]

Jun 6, 1990 · The Pecos River, famous in the folklore of the frontier, flows out of the Pecos Wilderness, through rugged granite canyons and waterfalls, and passes small, high-mountain meadows. The wild and scenic river corridor has been a …

Famous for its frontier folklore, the river flows out of the Pecos Wilderness through rugged granite canyons and waterfalls and passes small, high-mountain meadows along its 926-mile journey.

Feb 6, 2025 · Pecos River, river in the southwestern United States, rising in Mora county, north-central New Mexico, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and flowing about 926 miles (1,490 km) through eastern New Mexico and western Texas.

Sep 12, 2021 · The Rio Pecos, Spanish for the Pecos River, is a 1,490 km river in the United States originating from the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Mora Country, north of Pecos, New Mexico. Early day travelers have described the river as 20 to 30 m wide and 2 to 3 m deep, characterized by a fast current.

Apr 16, 2016 · The Pecos River, one of the major tributaries of the Rio Grande, rises on the western slope of the Santa Fe mountain range in Mora County, New Mexico (at 35°59' N, 105°33' W), and runs south through San Miguel, Guadalupe, De Baca, Chaves, and Eddy counties in New Mexico before it enters Texas just east of the 104th meridian.

Oct 6, 2014 · The Pecos is an important source of water in the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert—and that's how it attained its most unusual geographic distinction.

Apr 10, 2020 · The Pecos River enters Texas just east of the 104th meridian. In Texas the river flows southeast, forming the boundary between Loving and Reeves, Reeves and Ward, Ward and Pecos, Pecos. and Crane, Pecos and Crockett, and Crockett and Terrell counties.

Pecos River Basin. From its source at an elevation of just over 12,000 feet in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains in north-central New Mexico, the Pecos River flows south and southeasterly for 970 miles to its confluence with the Rio Grande River in …

Friends of the Pecos River was formed in 2021 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization with its primary focus on the Pecos River in Texas— from Imperial to Sheffield —the forgotten reach. Our focus is on the cultural, societal, and natural aspects of this …