Black Mountain (Jeff Davis County, Texas)

Black Mountain
Southwest aspect, centered on horizon
Highest point
Elevation7,546 ft (2,300 m)[1]
Prominence1,404 ft (428 m)[1]
Parent peakPine Peak (7,710 ft)[2]
Isolation9.15 mi (14.73 km)[2]
Coordinates30°43′21″N 103°58′54″W / 30.7225628°N 103.9817569°W / 30.7225628; -103.9817569[3]
Geography
Black Mountain is located in Texas
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Location of Black Mountain in Texas
Black Mountain is located in the United States
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Black Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJeff Davis
Parent rangeDavis Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS Casket Mountain
Geology
Rock age35 Ma (Eocene)
Rock typeIgneous rock
Volcanic arcTrans-Pecos Volcanic Field

Black Mountain is a 7,546-foot-elevation (2,300-meter) summit in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.

Description

Black Mountain is the ninth-highest peak in the Davis Mountains and it ranks as 21st-highest in the state of Texas.[1][2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,000 feet (610 m) above Big Aguja Canyon in 1.25 mile (2 km). The mountain is composed of 35 million-year-old igneous rock.[4] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Black Mountain is located in a semi-arid climate zone with hot summers and cold winters.[5] This climate supports Douglas fir, aspen, Arizona cypress, maple, ponderosa pine, and madrone growing on the slopes.[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Pecos River watershed.[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and has been reported in publications since at least 1902.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Black Mountain, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Black Mountain - 7,544' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Black Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Geologic map of central Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis County, Texas, Jay Earl Anderson Jr, University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology, 1968.
  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. ^ Black Mountain (Jeff Davis County), Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  7. ^ A Gazetteer of Texas, Henry Gannett, 1902, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 29.
  • Black Mountain in the distance with McDonald Observatory in the foreground
    Black Mountain in the distance with McDonald Observatory in the foreground
  • Black Mountain centered in the distance
    Black Mountain centered in the distance