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Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 m) above Chisos Basin in less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification , Casa Grande Peak is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. [ 6 ]
Mule Ear Peaks is part of the Chisos Mountains and is set in the Chihuahuan Desert where it is an iconic landmark in Big Bend National Park.The south peak reaches 3,897 feet in elevation (1,188 meters) and the north peak is 3,882 feet (1,183 m). [4]
Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [ 3 ] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo . [ 4 ]
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,250 feet (990 m) above Juniper Canyon in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1981 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Everett Ewing Townsend (1871–1948) who was responsible for founding Big Bend National Park. [3] [6]
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]
Big Bend Ranch State Park, is located just west of Big Bend National Park. It's the largest state park in Texas, spanning more than 300,000 acres of Brewster and Presidio counties.
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.
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]