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Table Top Mountain

Rankin, Upton County

Marker Text

Round, flat-topped mesa rising 475 feet above its base; part of an uplift in Permian Basin, which was once a prehistoric sea. The limestone-topped buttes and mesas in this area are remnants of rock that covered county 115 million years ago, but has now been mostly eroded.

Marker Details

Address US 67, E of McCamey
Location Description On US 67, about 9 miles E. of McCamey, marker missing, replacement in progress 9/2021
Marker # 5188
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code geology; mountains and mountain passes
Latitude, Longitude 31.151228, -102.078201

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