As the largest border city in the U.S., El Paso is in a unique position as a metropolitan area that straddles Texas and the city of Juarez, Mexico. The U.S. population of the metro center is about 700,000 people, and the city is surrounded by gorgeous mountains on nearly all sides, from the Franklin Mountains in the north, to the Hueco Mountain in the east, to the Juarez Mountains in the south.
