Post Card Franklin Mountains

Post Card Franklin Mountains

The Franklin Mountains extend from just north of downtown El Paso in El Paso County into southern Doña Ana County, New Mexico; their center is at 32°01' north latitude, 106°32' west longitude. They are roughly three miles wide by twenty-three miles long and rise to an elevation of 7,192 feet above sea level at North Franklin Mountain. The mountains divide the city of El Paso and have influenced its shape and growth. This range comprises the bulk of the second largest state park in Texas and what is said to be the largest urban park in the nation, Franklin Mountains State Park. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rjf14

Area: Northeast / Franklin Mountains

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08 January 2021 by Eva Ross

By 2020 very few letters were on Mt. Franklin. The C was for Cathedral High. High school students from Bowie High in El Paso TX maintained the "B".

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