


Big Valley is likely the Yosemite Valley of eastern California.Tall Trees is visually based on the Big Trees State Park and its surrounding areas along the Pacific Coast of California, especially with its sequoia trees Tall Trees also bears a resemblance to the Carson National Forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico.Great Plains itself does not seem to be based on a specific real-life location, and is likely a generalized frontier area. This physiographic region encompasses parts of states including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. The Great Plains region is based on the real-life Great Plains region of the central United States.Geographically, West Elizabeth appears to roughly correspond with Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma, although visually Big Valley and Tall Trees are closer to regions in California. Much like other American states featured in the series, West Elizabeth is an amalgam of various states in the Western United States. The area is mountainous and slightly forested with patches of meadows surrounding the base of the mountain. The resemblance of Tall Trees persists northwards until near the vicinity of Strawberry where the elevation gets higher. To the north lies Big Valley, which falls under the foot of Mount Shann. The landscape progresses from rolling grasslands in the Great Plains region through snow-capped, impassable mountains around the edges of Tall Trees. Eastwards, Flat Iron Lake borders the rest of the territorial limits. Big Valley is bordered by The Heartlands, in New Hanover, to the east, in which its natural border is the Dakota River. In the north, it is bordered by the Upper Montana River in the original game but currently bordered by Grizzlies West. The river empties through Thieves' Landing, then to the San Luis River. West Elizabeth is bordered by New Austin to the south, which its border is established by the Lower Montana River. Map of the Southwestern US as shown in-game, with West Elizabeth highlighted in red. In 1911, it is the home to a large Native American population, many of whom are members of Dutch's Gang. There are also camps, ranches, and homesteads that dot within the territory. There are two major settlements in West Elizabeth: Blackwater and Strawberry. The state is distinguished from others due to its uniformed police force, cobbled roads, and named streets. In 19, West Elizabeth is characterized as being the most modern and industrialized settlement in the West, the thriving port town of Blackwater, which also serves as the state's capital. Pacific Union Railroad Camp didn't exist at that time. As such, there is no built railway that passes Blackwater going to New Austin. Blackwater during this time is a port town going under the process of industrialization judging from the newly constructed structures sprouting within the town. Regardless, it's still the modernized town in the West. In 18, it is preceded by Saint Denis in Lemoyne as a place of modernity. West Elizabeth is composed of three constituent regions: Tall Trees, Great Plains, and Big Valley. 6.4 Early Access to West Elizabeth in Red Dead Redemption.
