Kit Mountain

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Kit Mountain
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East-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 3,822 ft (1,165 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 746 ft (227 m) [1]
Isolation 2.49 mi (4.01 km) [3]
Coordinates 29°12′13″N103°27′02″W / 29.2037169°N 103.4506028°W / 29.2037169; -103.4506028 [2]
Naming
Etymology Kit fox
Geography
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Kit Mountain
Location of Kit Mountain in Texas
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Kit Mountain
Kit 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 Cerro Castellan
Geology
Rock age Oligocene
Rock type Igneous rock (tuff)

Kit Mountain is a 3,822-foot-elevation (1,165-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

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Description

Kit Mountain is part of the Chisos Mountains where it is set in the Chihuahuan Desert and Big Bend National Park. The mountain is composed chiefly of Burro Mesa Formation tuff (volcanic rock) overlaying Chisos Formation which formed 29 million years ago during the Oligocene period. [4] Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. [5] This climate supports plants on the slopes such as live oak, juniper, piñon pine, and grasses. [6] Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to the Rio Grande which is seven miles to the southwest. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 feet (274 m) above the surrounding terrain in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, [2] and has been listed in publications since at least 1912. [7] The kit fox is a rarely seen nocturnal desert mammal in Big Bend National Park. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kit Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kit Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kit Mountain - 3,825' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Gray, J.E., Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park, Texas, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1327, p. 9, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  5. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kit Mountain, Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ↑ Bulletin of the University of Texas, Number 246,, William B. Phillips, September 8, 1912, p. 316.
  8. ↑ Animals - Big Bend National Park, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
Kit Mountain viewed from Sotol Vista Overlook Ancient crater - Big Bend National Park.jpg
Kit Mountain viewed from Sotol Vista Overlook
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