Vernon Bailey Peak

Vernon Bailey Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	6,672 ft (2,034 m) [1]
Prominence	597 ft (182 m) [1]
Isolation	1.71 mi (2.75 km) [2]
Coordinates	29°17′00″N103°19′16″W / 29.2833196°N 103.3210891°W / 29.2833196; -103.3210891 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Vernon Orlando Bailey
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 The Basin
Geology
Rock age	Oligocene
Rock type	Intrusive rock
Climbing
Easiest route	class 3 [2]

Vernon Bailey Peak is a 6,672-foot-elevation (2,034-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

Vernon Bailey Peak is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the 12th-highest peak in Big Bend National Park and 77th-highest in Texas. ^[2] The mountain is composed of intrusive rock which formed during the Oligocene period. ^[4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,070 feet (631 m) above Oak Canyon in 0.5 miles (0.80 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Vernon Bailey Peak 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 Oak Creek which is part of the Rio Grande watershed. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1945 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864–1942), American naturalist who specialized in mammalogy and is best known for his biological surveys of Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon. ^{[3] [6]}

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

Gallery

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  West aspect
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  East aspect
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  East aspect
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  Chisos Mountains, road pointed toward northwest aspect of Vernon Bailey Peak
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  Aerial view of north aspect of Vernon Bailey Peak in 1937.
  Emory Peak at the top of frame in the distance.

References

1. "Vernon Bailey Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
2. "Vernon Bailey Peak - 6,670' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
3. "Vernon Bailey Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-11-04.
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. Ronnie C. Tyler, The Big Bend: A History of the Last Texas Frontier, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975, p. 18.

External links

• Vernon Bailey Peak: Weather forecast