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Mountain in Texas, United States
Kit Mountain
East-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,822 ft (1,165 m)
Prominence746 ft (227 m)
Isolation2.49 mi (4.01 km)
Coordinates29°12′13″N 103°27′02″W / 29.2037169°N 103.4506028°W / 29.2037169; -103.4506028
Naming
EtymologyKit fox
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Protected areaBig Bend National Park
Parent rangeChisos Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Cerro Castellan
Geology
Rock ageOligocene
Rock typeIgneous rock (tuff)

Kit Mountain is a 3,822-foot-elevation (1,165-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

Kit Mountain is part of the Chisos Mountains where it is set in the Chihuahuan Desert and Big Bend National Park. The mountain is composed chiefly of Burro Mesa Formation tuff (volcanic rock) overlaying Chisos Formation which formed 29 million years ago during the Oligocene period. Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. This climate supports plants on the slopes such as live oak, juniper, piñon pine, and grasses. Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to the Rio Grande which is seven miles to the southwest. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 feet (274 m) above the surrounding terrain in one-half mile (0.8 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been listed in publications since at least 1912.. The kit fox is a rarely seen nocturnal desert mammal in Big Bend National Park.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kit Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ "Kit Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. "Kit Mountain - 3,825' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. Gray, J.E., Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park, Texas, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1327, p. 9, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  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. Kit Mountain, Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. Bulletin of the University of Texas, Number 246,, William B. Phillips, September 8, 1912, p. 316.
  8. Animals - Big Bend National Park, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-11-21.
Kit Mountain viewed from Sotol Vista Overlook

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Mountains of Texas
Chisos Mountains
Franklin Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Hueco Mountains
Llano Uplift
Others
Places adjacent to Kit Mountain
The Chimneys Burro Mesa Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Black Mesa Kit Mountain Goat Mountain
Bee Mountain Blue Creek Trap Mountain
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