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Emory Peak, located in Big Bend National Park, is the highest peak in the Chisos Mountains and the highest in Brewster County. [1] The peak is named for William H. Emory , the chief surveyor of the U.S. Boundary Survey team of 1852.
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.
The Chisos Mountains, also known as the Chisos, are a mountain range located in the Big Bend area of the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, United States. [1] The mountain system covers 40 square miles (104 square km) and is contained entirely within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park, making it the only mountain range in the United States fully contained within a national park.
Big Bend: Emory Peak: Chisos Mountains: 7,825 feet (2,385 m) ... Wonderland Trail – An elevation profile of the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier. See also
Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and spans over 1,250 square miles, more than twice the size of Los Angeles. It encompasses the Chisos Mountains and ...
Big Bend's primary attraction is its hiking and backpacking trails. Particularly notable among these are the Chimneys Trail, which visits a rock formation in the desert; the Marufo Vega trail, a loop trail that passes through scenic canyons on the way to and from the Rio Grande; the South Rim trail which circles the high mountains of the Chisos ...
Lost Mine Peak is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the third-highest peak in the park, mountain range, and county, but only the 20th-highest in Texas. [1] [2] The mountain is composed of volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period. [5]
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