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The Christmas Mountains are a small range of mountains next to Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The highest peak is 5,728 feet (1,746 m) above sea level. The 9,270-acre tract is owned by the Texas State University System and is open to the public and to academic researchers studying the area's natural resources.
Little Christmas Mountain is a 4,828-foot-elevation (1,472-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States. Description.
Davis Mountains: Jeff Davis: Christmas Mountains High Point 5,728 ft 1746 m: 2,388 ft 728 m: 12.19 mi 19.62 km Christmas Mountains: Brewster: Rosillo Peak 5,446 ft 1660 m: 2,106 ft 642 m: 13.99 mi 22.5 km
The mountain is composed of volcanic rock which formed 33–42 million years ago during the late Eocene Epoch. The volcanic rocks exposed at Tule Mountain in stratigraphic order are Chisos tuffs, Ash Spring Basalt, Chisos tuffs and conglomerates, Mule Ear Spring Tuff, and Tule Mountain Trachyandesite at the top which is dated at 33 Ma.
Willow Mountain is set in the Christmas Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert. The mountain is composed of 43-million-year-old volcanic rock which formed columnar jointing as displayed on the west face. [4] [5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,000 feet (305 m) above Highway 118 in one-half mile ...
Toll Mountain is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the fourth-highest peak in Big Bend National Park , Brewster County, and the Chisos Mountains, but only the 25th-highest in Texas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The mountain is composed of extrusive volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period. [ 4 ]
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the TSHA moved its offices from Austin to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Mount Huffman is located in the Chisos Mountains and it ranks as the 16th-highest peak in Big Bend National Park. [2] The mountain is composed of intrusive rock which formed during the Oligocene period. [4] Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,375 feet (419 m) above The Basin in 0.75 miles (1.21 km).