Three Dike Hill is a 3,430-foot-elevation (1,045-meter) summit in Presidio County, Texas, United States.
| Three Dike Hill | |
|---|---|
 West aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,430 ft (1,045 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 410 ft (125 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.21 mi (3.56 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 29°22′57″N 104°05′46″W / 29.38257°N 104.09617°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Three Dike Hill Location of Three Dike Hill in Texas  Three Dike Hill Three Dike Hill (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Presidio |
| Protected area | Big Bend Ranch State Park |
| Parent range | Bofecillos Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Agua Adentro Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Oligocene (27 Ma)[4] |
| Mountain type | Butte |
| Rock type | Igneous rock |
| Volcanic arc | Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field |
Description
editThree Dike Hill is a butte set in Big Bend Ranch State Park and the Chihuahuan Desert. The top of the butte is a caprock of basalt with three dark dikes of basalt rising up through layers of tuff and sedimentary rock.[1][4] Charles Christopher Parry accurately sketched this geological formation on August 26, 1852, during the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey.[5] Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters.[6] Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to the Rio Grande which is one mile (1.6 km) to the south. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,000 feet (305 m) above the river in three-quarters mile (1.2 km) and 800 feet (244 m) above Tapado Canyon in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The Other Side of Nowhere: Exploring Big Bend Ranch State Park and Its Flora, Roy Morey, Texas A&M University Press, 2024, ISBN 9781648431074.
- ^ a b c "3430 - 3,430' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Three Dike Hill, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b Holy Smoke! Texas Has Actual Volcanoes. Here’s Where to See Ten of Them., Amy Weaver Dorning, Texas Monthly, June 17, 2021.
- ^ From Presidio to the Pecos River: Surveying the United States–Mexico Boundary along the Rio Grande, 1852 and 1853, Orville B. Shelburne, University of Oklahoma Press, 2020, ISBN 9780806167930, p. 46.
- ^ 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- Three Dike Hill (photo): Flickr
- Three Dike Hill weather: National Weather Service
