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Named after the saddle-like appearance provided by twin peaks, Packsaddle Mountain is a landmark hill that stands five miles southwest of Kingsland, Texas in eastern Llano County on State Highway 71 and is of interest to both historians and geologists. In 1873 it was the site of the Packsaddle Mountain Fight, the last major Native American ...
Packsaddle Mountain is a laccolith set in the Chihuahuan Desert where it is a landmark along Highway 118 which skirts the eastern base of the mountain. The mountain is composed of a core of intrusive igneous rock that forced up and breached the roof of light-colored Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock of the Boquillas Formation and the Pen Formation, leaving the strata tilted around the ...
1873 August 4 – Packsaddle Mountain becomes the site of the region's last battle with the Indians. The county's farming economy begins to grow after threats of Indian attacks cease. [9] 1892 June 7 – Llano branch of Austin and Northwestern Railroad arrives [3]
Many of the hills rise to a height of 400–500 ft (120–150 m) above the surrounding plains and valleys, with Packsaddle Mountain rising to a height of 800 ft (240 m) above the Llano River in Kingsland. [3] The Hill Country also includes the Llano Uplift and the second-largest granite dome in the United States, Enchanted Rock.
Packsaddle Mountain can refer to the following mountains in the United States: Packsaddle Mountain, in the Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona; Packsaddle Mountain (Idaho) in Bonner County; Packsaddle Mountain (Lane County, Oregon) Packsaddle Mountain (Wheeler County, Oregon) Packsaddle Mountain (Llano County, Texas)
Kingsland is located in eastern Llano County at the confluence of the Colorado and the Llano rivers, which combine to form Lake Lyndon B. Johnson.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.4 km 2), of which 9.0 square miles (23.4 km 2) are land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km 2), or 7.96%, are water.
Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation Location Mountain range County; Guadalupe Peak: 8,751 ft 2667 m: 3,031 ft 924 m: 72.6 mi 116.9 km Guadalupe Mountains: Culberson: Shumard Peak: 8,635 ft 2632 m: 899 ft 274 m: 1.37 mi 2.2 km
The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 15, 1939, by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [4] The Spanish name Cerro Castellan may translate to "ruler of a castle on a hill," [ 8 ] or "castle-warden's hill" where castellan is the caretaker of a castle. [ 9 ]