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Coordinates: 29°16′38″N 103°19′54″W / 29.2772068°N 103.3316439°W / 29.2772068; -103.3316439
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Carter Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,690 ft (1,734 m)[1]
Prominence437 ft (133 m)[1]
Parent peakVernon Bailey Peak (6,672 ft)[2]
Isolation0.79 mi (1.27 km)[2]
Coordinates29°16′38″N 103°19′54″W / 29.2772068°N 103.3316439°W / 29.2772068; -103.3316439[3]
Naming
EtymologyAmon G. Carter
Geography
Carter Peak is located in Texas
Carter Peak
Carter Peak
Location of Carter Peak in Texas
Carter Peak is located in the United States
Carter Peak
Carter Peak
Carter Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Protected areaBig Bend National Park[1]
Parent rangeChisos Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS The Basin
Geology
Rock ageOligocene
Rock typeIntrusive rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3[2]

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

Description

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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.[4] 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.[1] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Carter Peak is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters.[5] 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.[3][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Carter Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Carter Peak - 5,688' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "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.
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  • "The Window" with Carter Peak to the left
    "The Window" with Carter Peak to the left
  • West aspect
    West aspect
  • Amon G. Carter
    Amon G. Carter
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