Nugent Mountain

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Nugent Mountain
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 4,778 ft (1,456 m) [1]
Prominence 864 ft (263 m) [1]
Parent peak Pummel Peak [2]
Isolation 3.26 mi (5.25 km) [2]
Coordinates 29°15′44″N103°10′19″W / 29.2621882°N 103.1718644°W / 29.2621882; -103.1718644 [3]
Geography
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Nugent Mountain
Location of Nugent Mountain in Texas
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Nugent Mountain
Nugent 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 Oligocene
Rock type Intrusive igneous rock [4]
Climbing
Easiest route class 2+ [2]

Nugent Mountain is a 4,778-foot-elevation (1,456-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

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Description

Nugent Mountain is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. The mountain is composed of intrusive igneous rock which formed during the Oligocene period. [5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 feet (488 m) above the Rio Grande Village Road in one mile (1.6 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Nugent Mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. [6] Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Rio Grande watershed. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, [3] and has been reported in publications as early as 1913. [7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nugent Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nugent Mountain - 4,783' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. 1 2 "Nugent Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  4. ↑ Nugent Mountain, Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  5. ↑ Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ William B. Phillips, Bulletin of the University of Texas, University of Texas, 1913, p. 317.
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