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Big Bend National ParkPanther Junction Visitor Center, 1965
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Big Bend National Park
Snow Days in Big Bend
A snowbear

NPS/Tom VandenBerg

Snow Bear at the Lost Mine Trailhead

A wintertime snowfall in the Big bend is a rare thing; a gift, as it were. While not totally unusual, snowfalls occur at most once or twice in an average winter, usually at elevations from 3,500' and up.

Since most visitors never get to experience snow in the Big Bend firsthand, the photographs on this page provide a glimpse into a Big Bend that few people see. 

 

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Snow 2000
Chisos Mountains seen from the presidio ruins  

Did You Know?
According to legend those who search for the Lost Mine in Big Bend National Park, must stand in the chapel doorway of the old Presidio de San Vicente on Easter morning and look toward the Chisos Mountains. The spot where the sun's rays first light the peaks is the hidden doorway to the lost mine.
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Last Updated: April 04, 2009 at 10:04 EST