Crown Mountain (Texas)

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Crown Mountain
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Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 7,155 ft (2,181 m) [1]
Prominence 629 ft (192 m) [1]
Parent peak Lost Mine Peak (7,547 ft) [2]
Isolation 1.39 mi (2.24 km) [2]
Coordinates 29°15′22″N103°14′32″W / 29.2561337°N 103.2423475°W / 29.2561337; -103.2423475 [3]
Geography
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Location of Crown Mountain in Texas
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Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Brewster
Protected area Big Bend National Park [1]
Parent range Chisos Mountains [1]
Topo map USGS Panther Junction
Geology
Rock age Paleogene
Rock type Volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest route class 4 [2]

Crown Mountain is a 7,155-foot-elevation (2,181-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

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Description

Crown Mountain is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 34th-highest in Texas. [1] [2] The mountain is composed of volcanic rock of the Chisos Formation which formed during the Paleogene period. [4] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) above Pine Canyon in 0.75 miles (1.21 km), and 2,650 feet (808 m) above Juniper Canyon in 1.25 miles (2.01 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crown Mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. [5] Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Rio Grande watershed, with the river 15 miles southeast of the peak. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crown Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Crown Mountain, East - 7,140' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. 1 2 "Crown Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  4. ↑ Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.
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