Crown Mountain (Texas)

Crown Mountain
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	7,155 ft (2,181 m)[1]
Prominence	629 ft (192 m)[1]
Parent peak	Lost Mine Peak (7,547 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.39 mi (2.24 km)[2]
Coordinates	29°15′22″N 103°14′32″W[3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Brewster
Protected area	Big Bend National Park[1]
Parent range	Chisos Mountains[1]
Topo map	USGS Panther Junction
Geology
Rock age	Paleogene
Rock type	Volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	class 4[2]

Crown Mountain is a 7,155-foot-elevation (2,181-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

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] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) above Pine Canyon in 0.75 miles (1.21 km), and 2,650 feet (808 m) above Juniper Canyon in 1.25 miles (2.01 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crown Mountain 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 into the Rio Grande watershed, with the river 15 miles southeast of the peak. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

References

1. "Crown Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
2. "Crown Mountain, East - 7,140' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
3. "Crown Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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.

Gallery

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  Northwest aspect
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  Northwest aspect from Lost Mine Trail.
  Crown's west peak centered, east peak (true summit) to left.
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  Southwest aspect, with Boot Rock in foreground
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  Southwest aspect

External links

• Crown Mountain: Weather forecast
• Crown Mountain (photo): Flickr