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 |
| 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]
See also
editReferences
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.
External links
edit- Willow Mountain: Weather
