Willow Mountain is a 3,826-foot-elevation (1,166-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
| Willow Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,826 ft (1,166 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 824 ft (251 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Wildhorse Mountain (3,980 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.63 mi (4.23 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 29°21′55″N 103°30′57″W / 29.3653572°N 103.5157089°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Willow Mountain Location of Willow Mountain in Texas  Willow Mountain Willow Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Parent range | Christmas Mountains[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Terlingua |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug |
| Rock type | Igneous rock |
Description
editWillow Mountain is set in the Christmas Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert. The mountain is composed of 43-million-year-old volcanic rock which formed columnar jointing as displayed on the west face.[4][5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,000 feet (305 m) above Highway 118 in one-half mile (0.8 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Willow Mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters.[6] Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to the Rio Grande via Bens Hole Creek and Terlingua Creek.[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and has been listed in publications since at least 1904.[7] The mountain may be named in association with Willow Spring at the south base of the mountain where the spring supports desert willows.[5]
Geology
editWillow Mountain is the most spectacular display of rock joints in the southern Big Bend area.[8] The mountain mass is an intrusive plug, which cooled below the surface and was subsequently uncovered by erosion. On cooling, the rock mass contracted and was uniformly jointed. After erosion uncovered this mass, weathering and erosion removed the soft areas to expose the joint pattern.
See also
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Southwest aspect
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Willow Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Willow Mountain - 3,830' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Willow Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Charles E. Corry, Geology of the Solitario, Trans-Pecos Texas, Geological Society of America, 1990, ISBN 9780813722504, p. 95.
- ^ a b Willow Mountain, Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ A Gazetteer of Texas, Henry Gannett, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904, p. 174.
- ^ The Big Bend of the Rio Grande: A Guide to the Rocks, Geologic History, and Settlers of the Area of Big Bend National Park, National Park Service, NPS.gov, Retrieved 2024-11-08.
External links
edit- Willow Mountain: Weather
