Crown Mountain is a
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
in
Brewster County, Texas
Brewster County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in West Texas and its county seat (and only city) is Alpine, Texas, Alpine. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region, and b ...
, United States.
Description
Crown Mountain is located in
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topograph ...
and the
Chisos Mountains
The Chisos Mountains, also known as the Chisos, are a mountain range located in the Big Bend, Texas, Big Bend area of the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, United States. The mountain system covers 40 square miles (104 square km) and is contained enti ...
. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 34th-highest in Texas.
Paleogene
The Paleogene Period ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Ma. It is the fir ...
period.''Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas''
Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey. Although modest in elevation,
topographic relief
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is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) above Pine Canyon in , and 2,650 feet (808 m) above Juniper Canyon in . Based on the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Crown Mountain is located in a
hot arid climate
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zone with hot summers and mild winters.
Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...
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
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.
See also
*
List of mountain peaks of Texas
This is a list of mountains in the state of Texas greater than 2,000 feet.
References
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Texas
Mountain peaks
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points imme ...
*
Geography of Texas
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folde ...
References
Gallery
File:Big Bend National Park P9092711.jpg, Northwest aspect
File:Crown Mountain from Lost Mine Trail.jpg, Northwest aspect from Lost Mine Trail.
Crown's west peak centered, east peak (true summit) to left.
File:Crown Mountain w.jpg, Southwest aspect, with Boot Rock in foreground
File:Crown Mountain (Texas).jpg, Southwest aspect
External links
* Crown Mountain
Weather forecast* Crown Mountain (photo)
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Mountains of Texas
Two-thousanders of the United States
Landforms of Brewster County, Texas
Big Bend National Park