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Carter Peak (Texas)
Carter Peak is a 5,690-foot-elevation (1,734-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

Carter Peak is located on the west side of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park. The mountain is composed of intrusive rock which formed during the Oligocene period. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,500 feet (457 m) above Oak Canyon in one-quarter mile (0.4 km). The nearest higher neighbor is Vernon Bailey Peak, 0.78 miles (1.26 km) to the northeast. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Carter Peak is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains south to Cottonwood Creek and north into Oak Creek which are both part of the Rio Grande watershed. The lower slopes of the mountain are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1957 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and promoter of the establishment of Big Bend National Park.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carter Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ "Carter Peak - 5,688' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ^ "Carter Peak". 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. ^ Ronnie C. Tyler, The Big Bend: A History of the Last Texas Frontier, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975, p. 18.
  • "The Window" with Carter Peak to the left
    "The Window" with Carter Peak to the left
  • West aspect
    West aspect
  • Carter Peak (centered) viewed from west. Vernon Bailey Peak (left).
    Carter Peak (centered) viewed from west. Vernon Bailey Peak (left).
  • Amon G. Carter
    Amon G. Carter
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