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Coordinates: 29°17′00″N 103°19′16″W / 29.2833196°N 103.3210891°W / 29.2833196; -103.3210891
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Vernon Bailey Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,672 ft (2,034 m)[1]
Prominence597 ft (182 m)[1]
Isolation1.71 mi (2.75 km)[2]
Coordinates29°17′00″N 103°19′16″W / 29.2833196°N 103.3210891°W / 29.2833196; -103.3210891[3]
Naming
EtymologyVernon Orlando Bailey
Geography
Vernon Bailey Peak is located in Texas
Vernon Bailey Peak
Vernon Bailey Peak
Location of Vernon Bailey Peak in Texas
Vernon Bailey Peak is located in the United States
Vernon Bailey Peak
Vernon Bailey Peak
Vernon Bailey 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]

Vernon Bailey Peak is a 6,672-foot-elevation (2,034-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Description

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Vernon Bailey Peak is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the 12th-highest peak in Big Bend National Park and 77th-highest in Texas.[2] The mountain is composed of intrusive rock which formed during the Oligocene period.[4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,070 feet (631 m) above Oak Canyon in 0.5 miles (0.80 km). Based on the Köppen climate classification, Vernon Bailey Peak is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters.[5] Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Oak Creek which is part of the Rio Grande watershed. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1945 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864–1942), American naturalist who specialized in mammalogy and is best known for his biological surveys of Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon.[3][6]

See also

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  • West aspect
    West aspect
  • East aspect
    East aspect
  • East aspect
    East aspect
  • Chisos Mountains, road pointed toward northwest aspect of Vernon Bailey Peak
    Chisos Mountains, road pointed toward northwest aspect of Vernon Bailey Peak

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vernon Bailey Peak, Texas". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Vernon Bailey Peak - 6,670' TX". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  3. ^ a b "Vernon Bailey Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  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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