Jump to content

Crown Mountain (Texas)

Add links
Coordinates: 29°15′22″N 103°14′32″W / 29.2561337°N 103.2423475°W / 29.2561337; -103.2423475
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crown Mountain
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,155 ft (2,181 m)[1]
Prominence629 ft (192 m)[1]
Parent peakLost Mine Peak (7,547 ft)[2]
Isolation1.39 mi (2.24 km)[2]
Coordinates29°15′22″N 103°14′32″W / 29.2561337°N 103.2423475°W / 29.2561337; -103.2423475[3]
Geography
Crown Mountain is located in Texas
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain
Location of Crown Mountain in Texas
Crown Mountain is located in the United States
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Protected areaBig Bend National Park[1]
Parent rangeChisos Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Panther Junction
Geology
Rock agePaleogene
Rock typeVolcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 4[2]

Crown Mountain is a 7,155-foot-elevation (2,181-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

[edit]

Crown Mountain is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 34th-highest in Texas.[1][2] The mountain is composed of volcanic rock of the Chisos Formation which formed during the Paleogene period.[4] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) above Pine Canyon in 0.75 miles (1.21 km), and 2,650 feet (808 m) above Juniper Canyon in 1.25 miles (2.01 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crown Mountain 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 the Rio Grande watershed, with the river 15 miles southeast of the peak. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e "Crown Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ^ a b c d "Crown Mountain, East - 7,140' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ a b "Crown Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  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.
[edit]
  • Northwest aspect
    Northwest aspect
  • Northwest aspect from Lost Mine Trail. Crown's west peak centered, east peak (true summit) to left.
    Northwest aspect from Lost Mine Trail.
    Crown's west peak centered, east peak (true summit) to left.
  • Southwest aspect, with Boot Rock in foreground
    Southwest aspect, with Boot Rock in foreground
  • Southwest aspect
    Southwest aspect
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crown_Mountain_(Texas)&oldid=1257250640"