• Alpine's altitude is approx. 4,500 feet (depending on who you ask and where you're standing)
• The altitude throughout Big Bend Country varies from 2,000 to 8,000 feet
• Big Bend Country is composed of many regions
• Alpine sits in the foothills of the Davis Mountains - in The Texas Rockies
• Surrounded by the largest desert in North America
• Alpine, along with neighboring Fort Davis, enjoys the mildest winters and coolest summers in Texas
• More species of wildlife and plants are found in Big Bend Country than anywhere else in the Southwestern U.S.
• Many movies were filmed on location in and around Alpine
• Alpine is in the midst of a very old geological region - containing many fossils and dinosaur remains

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