Nugent Mountain

Nugent Mountain
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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Country	United 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.

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

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

References

1. "Nugent Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
2. "Nugent Mountain - 4,783' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
3. "Nugent Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 7, 2024.
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" (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.
7. William B. Phillips, Bulletin of the University of Texas, University of Texas, 1913, p. 317.

North aspect

External links

• Nugent Mountain: Weather