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Dead Mans Pass
Dead Mans Pass is a gap (landform), gap located in Val Verde County, Texas an elevation of 1837 feet. Originally a pass along the Chihuahua Road or Old Spanish Road, later San Antonio-El Paso Road, between the First Crossing of Devils River, first and second crossings of the Devils River (Texas), Devils River. This place along the road north Comstock called “Dead Man's Pass” or “Dead Man's Run” saw many travelers die in the 19th century near the south entrance, it was described as a narrow canyon near Pecan Springs. Texas State Highway 163 now passes through it from north to south between Comstock, Texas, Comstock and Bakers Crossing. References External links Dead Mans Pass, USGS 1:24K topographic map Dead Mans Pass, TX.from topoquest.com accessed January 10, 2014. from vvchc.net, accessed Feb. 14, 2014. Mountain passes of Texas Landforms of Val Verde County, Texas San Antonio–El Paso Road {{ValVerdeCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap (landform)
A gap is a geological formation that is a low point or opening between hills or mountains or in a ridge or mountain range. It may be called a col, notch, mountain pass, pass, saddle (landform), saddle, water gap, or wind gap, and geomorphology, geomorphologically is most often carved by water erosion from a freshet, stream or a river. Gaps created by freshets are often, if not normally, devoid of water through much of the year, their streams being dependent upon the meltwaters of a snow pack. Gaps sourced by small spring (hydrology), springs will generally have a small stream excepting perhaps during the most arid parts of the year. Water gaps of necessity often cut entirely through a mountain chain, barrier barrier ridge, range and riverine gaps may create canyons such as the riverine gaps of the Danube River, Lehigh River Gorge, the Colorado River's Grand Canyon and the Genesee River. Such cuttings may expose millennia of strata in the local rock column writing the geologic reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |