El Paso, Border city in Texas, United States.
El Paso sits at the foot of the Franklin Mountains along the Rio Grande River, connecting the United States with Mexico through multiple international bridges.
Spanish colonizers established Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in 1659, marking the beginning of European settlement in this strategic crossing point.
The city maintains strong Mexican influences with 81 percent of residents identifying as Hispanic, making it the second largest Hispanic-majority city in the United States.
The University of Texas at El Paso provides higher education opportunities to more than 25,000 students while contributing to research and technological advancement.
The campus buildings of the University of Texas at El Paso follow Tibetan architecture patterns, specifically modeled after the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Location: El Paso County
Inception: 1680
Elevation above the sea: 1,140 m
Part of: Mexico–United States border
Website: https://elpasotexas.gov
GPS coordinates: 31.75917,-106.48861
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:49
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Star on the Mountain
3.1 km
Sun Bowl Stadium
2.4 km
Bridge of the Americas
3.6 km
El Paso High School
1.5 km
Franklin Mountains State Park
17 km
Monument to the Mexican People
4.5 km
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
2.1 km
Ysleta Mission
17.1 km
Chamizal National Memorial
3.4 km
Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick
847 m
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, Ciudad Juárez
2.3 km
Western Playland
8.3 km
San Jacinto Plaza
55 m
Plaza Theatre
219 m
Paso del Norte International Bridge
1.3 km
El Paso Zoo
4.5 km
North Franklin Mountain
16 km
Hotel Paso del Norte
163 m
El Paso Museum of Art
176 m
Wells Fargo Plaza
269 m
Plaza Hotel
67 m
Catedral de Santa Maria de Guadalupe
2.3 km
Magoffin Homestead
1.2 km
Wet N' Wild Waterworld
27.3 km
Cohen Stadium
15.4 km
Socorro Mission
20.9 km
Museum of Revolution in the Borderland
2.3 km
Anson Mills Building
38 mReviews
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