Shumard Peak

Shumard Peak
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,636 ft (2,632 m)[1]
Prominence	900 ft (274 m)[1]
Parent peak	Guadalupe Peak (8,751 ft)[1]
Isolation	1.32 mi (2.12 km)[2]
Coordinates	31°54′27″N 104°52′28″W[3]
Naming
Etymology	George Getz Shumard
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Culberson
Protected area	Guadalupe Mountains National Park[1]
Parent range	Guadalupe Mountains[1]
Topo map	USGS Guadalupe Peak
Geology
Rock age	Lopingian
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking[2]

Shumard Peak is an 8,636-foot-elevation (2,632-meter) summit in Culberson County, Texas, United States.

Description

Shumard Peak is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park and with more recent accurate Lidar measurements, it ranks as the second-highest peak in the Guadalupe Mountains and in the state of Texas,[1] moving up from previous third in outdated sources. The mountain is composed of late Permian limestone and Capitan Formation like the other peaks in the Guadalupe Mountains.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above Salt Basin in three miles (4.8 km). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains west to Salt Basin, and east to the Delaware River which is part of the Pecos River watershed.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 4, 1938, by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate George Getz Shumard (1823–1867), who made the first geologic exploration of the Guadalupe Mountains in the 1850s.[3] During an 1852 exploration, Shumard discovered the presence of Permian fossils in the area of the Guadalupe Mountains.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Shumard Peak is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with relatively hot summers, calm, mild autumn weather, and cool to cold weather in winter and early spring.[7] Nights are cool, even in summer. Late summer monsoons bring thunderstorms.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Texas
• Geography of Texas

Gallery

• 
  North aspect of Shumard Peak right of center.
  (Guadalupe Peak behind, left).
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  From the east
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  Shumard Peak centered, Guadalupe Peak to right. From West.
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  George Shumard in 1860s

References

1. "Shumard Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
2. "Shumard Peak - 8,615' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
3. "Shumard Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. Geologic Formations, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-11-14.
5. Andrew D. Miall, Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis, Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 9783662039991, p. 361.
6. Shumard Peak, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-11-14.
7. 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.

External links

• Shumard Peak: weather