Tule Mountain

Tule Mountain
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,825 ft (1,166 m) [1]
Prominence	848 ft (258 m) [1]
Parent peak	Burro Mesa [2]
Isolation	3.13 mi (5.04 km) [2]
Coordinates	29°15′52″N103°28′37″W / 29.2645765°N 103.4770650°W / 29.2645765; -103.4770650 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Tule
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 Tule Mountain
Geology
Rock age	Eocene
Rock type	Igneous rock

Tule Mountain is a 3,825-foot-elevation (1,166-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

Tule Mountain is part of the Chisos Mountains where it is set in Big Bend National Park and the Chihuahuan Desert. Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. ^[4] This climate supports plants on the slopes such as live oak, piñon pine, juniper, and grasses. ^[5] Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains into Alamo Creek which is tributary of the Rio Grande. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,200 feet (366 m) above Alamo Creek in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. ^[3]

Geology

The mountain is composed of volcanic rock which formed 33–42 million years ago during the late Eocene Epoch. The volcanic rocks exposed at Tule Mountain in stratigraphic order are Chisos tuffs, Ash Spring Basalt, Chisos tuffs and conglomerates, Mule Ear Spring Tuff, and Tule Mountain Trachyandesite at the top which is dated at 33 Ma. ^[6]

Tule Mountain

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

References

1. "Tule Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
2. "Tule Mountain - 3,838' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
3. "Tule Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-11-12.
4. 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.
5. Tule Mountain, Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-12.
6. 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. 35, Retrieved 2024-11-12.

East aspect of Tule Mountain viewed from Sotol Vista Overlook

External links

• Tule Mountain: Weather