Sierra Diablo
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| Sierra Diablo | |
|---|---|
 Sierra Diablo range with eponymous ranch marker in the foreground | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,610 ft (2,010 m)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 43 mi (69 km)[2]: 1 |
| Width | 33 mi (53 km)[2]: 1 |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Spanish for "devil mountain range" |
| Geography | |
  Sierra Diablo Location in Texas | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Texas |
| Range coordinates | 31°25′00″N 104°54′00″W / 31.41666°N 104.9°W |
The Sierra Diablo is a small mountain range in the US state of Texas, extending north and south along the border between Hudspeth and Culberson counties.[3] It is in the Chihuahuan Desert, and is near Van Horn, Texas.
The Sierra Diablo are a high mountainous plateau in West Texas. The highest peak in the range is 6,610 feet in elevation.[1] The surface of the range slopes gently westward from its crest, but to the east, north, and south there are abrupt escarpments as high as 2,000 feet.[2]: 1
The range contains the Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area, designated in 1945 to conserve the last remaining desert bighorn sheep in Texas.[3]
The highest peak in the range is known as Diablo Rim.[4]