Casa Grande Peak is a 7,325-foot-elevation (2,233-meter) mountain summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
| Casa Grande Peak | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,325 ft (2,233 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 585 ft (178 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Toll Mountain (7,409 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.93 mi (1.50 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 29°16′04″N 103°17′14″W / 29.2676582°N 103.2873267°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Casa Grande Peak Location of Casa Grande Peak in Texas  Casa Grande Peak Casa Grande Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Protected area | Big Bend National Park[4] |
| Parent range | Chisos Mountains[4] |
| Topo map | USGS The Basin |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Mountain type | Lava dome |
| Rock type | Rhyolite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] Southwest slope |
Description
editCasa Grande Peak is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the fifth-highest peak in this park, mountain range, and county, but only the 26th-highest in Texas.[2][4] The peak is an extra-caldera vent, or volcanic dome, of the Pine Canyon caldera which formed about 32–35 million years ago during a period of volcanic activity.[5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 m) above Chisos Basin in less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Casa Grande Peak 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 into the Rio Grande watershed and the lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. "Casa Grande" is Spanish for "big house." The mountain is so named because it resembles a large castle, and the toponym was officially adopted in 1939 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
See also
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Casa Grande Peak viewed from Chisos Basin Visitors Center -
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Northwest aspect -
Casa Grande Peak (left) and Vernon Bailey Peak (right) -
Southwest side of Casa Grande
References
edit- ^ Laurence Parent, Hiking Big Bend National Park, Rowman & Littlefield, 2022, ISBN 9781493063123, p. 55.
- ^ a b c d e f "Casa Grande Peak - 7,325' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b "Casa Grande Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Casa Grande Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Scientific Investigations Map 3142, United States Geological Survey, 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Casa Grande Peak: Weather forecast
