Townsend Point

Townsend Point
Northwest aspect, from Emory Peak Trail
Highest point
Elevation	7,574 ft (2,309 m) [1]
Prominence	422 ft (129 m) [1]
Parent peak	Emory Peak (7,825 ft) [2]
Isolation	1.03 mi (1.66 km) [2]
Coordinates	29°14′19″N103°17′26″W / 29.2384954°N 103.2905935°W / 29.2384954; -103.2905935 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Everett Ewing Townsend
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 Emory Peak
Geology
Rock age	Oligocene
Rock type	Extrusive volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 [2]

Townsend Point is a 7,574-foot-elevation (2,309-meter) mountain summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

Townsend Point is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the second-highest peak in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, and the Chisos Mountains, but only the 19th-highest in Texas. ^{[1] [2]} The mountain is composed of extrusive volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period. ^[4] The slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Townsend Point 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 Fresno Creek and Juniper Draw which are both part of the Rio Grande watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,250 feet (990 m) above Juniper Canyon in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1981 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Everett Ewing Townsend (1871–1948) who was responsible for founding Big Bend National Park. ^{[3] [6]}

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

Gallery

• 
  View from Lost Mine Trail with north aspect of Townsend Point in the distance.
• 
  Northwest aspect, from Emory Peak Trail

References

1. "Townsend Point, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
2. "Townsend Point - 7,580' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
3. "Townsend Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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.
6. The Father of Big Bend, Jennette TImmer, The Big Bend Paisano, National Park Service, p. 5.

External links

• Townsend Point: Weather
• Everett Townsend photo (page 5): National Park Service
• Everett Townsend story: National Park Service