Mount Huffman is a 6,373-foot-elevation (1,942-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
| Mount Huffman | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,373 ft (1,942 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 424 ft (129 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 0.50 mi (0.80 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 29°16′51″N 103°17′21″W / 29.2808862°N 103.2892633°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Calvin C. Huffman |
| Geography | |
  Mount Huffman Location of Mount Huffman in Texas  Mount Huffman Mount Huffman (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Protected area | Big Bend National Park[1] |
| Parent range | Chisos Mountains[1] |
| Topo map | USGS The Basin |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Oligocene |
| Rock type | Intrusive rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] |
Description
editMount 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). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Huffman 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 southwest into Oak Creek and northeast into Green Gulch which are both part of the Rio Grande watershed. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1994 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Calvin C. Huffman (1907–1980), legislator from Texas who, in 1941, introduced a bill to provide funds for acquisition of land to create Big Bend National Park.[3]
See also
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Northeast aspect -
Northeast aspect -
Mount Huffman centered, Casa Grande Peak (left) -
Northeast aspect with dusting of snow
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Huffman, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b c "Huffman, Mount - 6,380' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b "Mount Huffman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ 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
edit- Mount Huffman: Weather forecast
