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Coordinates: 29°17′53″N 103°14′21″W / 29.2981761°N 103.2390537°W / 29.2981761; -103.2390537
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Panther Peak
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,418 ft (1,956 m)[1]
Prominence733 ft (223 m)[1]
Parent peakPummel Peak (6,639 ft)[2]
Isolation1.49 mi (2.40 km)[2]
Coordinates29°17′53″N 103°14′21″W / 29.2981761°N 103.2390537°W / 29.2981761; -103.2390537[3]
Geography
Panther Peak is located in Texas
Panther Peak
Panther Peak
Location of Panther Peak in Texas
Panther Peak is located in the United States
Panther Peak
Panther Peak
Panther Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Protected areaBig Bend National Park[1]
Parent rangeChisos Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Panther Junction
Geology
Rock ageOligocene
Rock typeVolcanic rock (rhyolite)
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2+[2]

Panther Peak is a 6,418-foot-elevation (1,956-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

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Panther Peak is set within Big Bend National Park, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the Chisos Mountains. The mountain is composed of rhyolite (volcanic rock) which formed during the Oligocene period.[4] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 m) above the surrounding terrain in one mile (1.6 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Panther 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 northeast to Tornillo Creek which is a tributary of the Rio Grande. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 9, 1939, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] The peak was so named in association with Panther Spring on the northeast slope.[3]

See also

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  • Panther Peak (right), with Wright Mountain (left)
    Panther Peak (right), with Wright Mountain (left)
  • Northeast aspect
    Northeast aspect

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Panther Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Panther Peak - 6,409' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Panther Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  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.
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