Townsend Point is a 7,574-foot-elevation (2,309-meter) mountain summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Townsend Point
Northwest aspect, from Emory Peak Trail
Highest point
Elevation7,574 ft (2,309 m)[1]
Prominence422 ft (129 m)[1]
Parent peakEmory Peak (7,825 ft)[2]
Isolation1.03 mi (1.66 km)[2]
Coordinates29°14′19″N 103°17′26″W / 29.2384954°N 103.2905935°W / 29.2384954; -103.2905935[3]
Naming
EtymologyEverett Ewing Townsend
Geography
Townsend Point is located in Texas
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Townsend Point
Location of Toll Mountain in Texas
Townsend Point is located in the United States
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Townsend Point (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Protected areaBig Bend National Park[1]
Parent rangeChisos Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Emory Peak
Geology
Rock ageOligocene
Rock typeExtrusive volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[2]

Description

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Townsend Point is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the second-highest peak in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, and the Chisos Mountains, but only the 19th-highest in Texas.[1][2] The mountain is composed of extrusive volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period.[4] The slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Townsend Point 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 into Fresno Creek and Juniper Draw which are both part of the Rio Grande watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,250 feet (990 m) above Juniper Canyon in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1981 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Everett Ewing Townsend (1871–1948) who was responsible for founding Big Bend National Park.[3][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Townsend Point, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "Townsend Point - 7,580' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "Townsend Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  4. ^ Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ The Father of Big Bend, Jennette TImmer, The Big Bend Paisano, National Park Service, p. 5.
 
View from Lost Mine Trail with north aspect of Townsend Point in the distance.
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