New Austin

New Austin is one of three states (or territories) in Red Dead Redemption. It is also known as The Frontier.

This territory is characterized as a largely rugged and arid wilderness, in the process of colonization. As such there is the expected presence of wild animals and outlaws.

Geography
To the south lays the Nuevo Paraiso territory, and to the North-East, the West Elizabeth territory.

New Austin is composed of four smaller regions: Cholla Springs, Gaptooth Ridge, Hennigan's Stead and Río Bravo.

New Austin resembles many real life places, The eastern end for example is like Texas with its prairies while western areas resemble Arizona and even California deserts because desert dwelling plants such as the Saguaro cactus (found in The Sonoran desert of Arizona) and Joshua trees (Found in California's Mojave Desert) which are very common in Gaptooth ridge, and the Saguaro is very common in Cholla Springs around Armadillo but can also be found in the western two thirds of Nuevo Paraiso. Some areas of New Austin resemble real world Joshua Tree NP in southern California, Nevada and northern Arizona.

Using the in-game statistics on how far the player has traveled by horse, a rough estimate of the distance from Thieves' Landing to Gaptooth Breach is approximately 3 miles.

Locations in New Austin
The following is a list of locations found in New Austin:
 * Armadillo
 * Benedict Point
 * Coot's Chapel
 * Fort Mercer
 * Gaptooth Breach
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 * Lake Don Julio
 * Pike's Basin
 * Plainview
 * Ridgewood Farm
 * San Luis River
 * Sea of Coronado
 * Thieves' Landing
 * Tumbleweed
 * Twin Rocks

Achievements/Trophies
The discovery of locations in New Austin counts towards the following achievement.