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ALTITUDES. 97
the Davis Mountains are the Limpia, Musquiz,
Cherry, Madera and other canyons, of which
the first-mentioned is best known to tourists.
4. In the Big Bend region are a number of
canyons where the Rio Grande cuts its way
through a succession of north-and-south
ranges, of which Santa Elena is the most
noteworthy, a gorge with perpendicular walls
about 1,600 feet high. The Boquillas Canyon
is little less spectacular, and there are several
other gorges on the Rio Grande between Bo-quillas and the confluence with the Pecos.
The Maravillas and other canyons of this
region are formed by tributaries of the Rio
Grande. Capote Canyon is formed by a stream
that flows into the Diablo Bolson. The Box
Canyon of the Pecos below Sheffield is also
a noteworthy gorge.
5. Canyons are formed where rivers cut
their way through the limestone barrier at
the eastern edge of the North Central Plain,
notably the Brazos Canyon in Palo Pinto
County.Altitudes of Principal Texas Mountains, Cities and Towns.
Figures are for elevation in feet above mean sea level. Where available, the exact eleva-
tions as given by the United States Geological Survey, and Coast and Geodetic Survey are
used. Since much of the surface of Texas has not been surveyed, it has been necessary to
include many altitudes as ascertained by engineers in construction of railroads, highways
and reclamation projects, and in some instances the figures of County Surveyors are used.
Where the four-section, 100-foot and 200-foot contour-interval map of Texas, issued by the
United States Geological Survey, has been used to approximate elevations, they have been
marked with an asterisk (*). Following abbreviations are used: Mt" for mount or mountain;
"Mts" for mountains; "Pk" for peak; also the names of counties are abbreviated in some
instances.
I. PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS OF TEXAS.Mountain and Elevation
County- Feet.
Agua Fria Mt. Brewster ..4.828
Aguja Pk, Jeff Davis...... 5,981
Anacacho Mt, Kinney. .....1,517
Anguila Mesa, Brewster - 3,884
Antelope Hills, Shack'ford 1,650
Anthony's Nose, El Paso.. 6,906
Apache Pk, Culberson.....5,696
Asphalt Mt, Uvalde.......1,300
Babyhead Mt, Llano ......1,521
Backbone Mt, Burnet .....1,300
Bald Eagle Pk, Taylor....2,250
Bald Mt, Burnet..........1,239
Bald Knob, Williamson....1,200
tBaldy Pk, Jeff Davis.....8,382
Barber Mt, Palo Pinto....1,050
Barilla Mts, Jeff Davis...5,560
Barker Mt, Travis ....... 800
Batesville Hill, Zavala.... 964
Baylor Mts, Culberson.....5,560
Beach Mts, Culberson.....5,935
Bead Mt, Coleman........2,050
Bee Mt, Bosque .......... 850
Bee Mt, Brewster.........3,460
Bell Mt, Brewster.........3,460
Bell Mt, Gillespie.........1,850
Big Mt, Uvalde..........1,155
Bissett Mt, Brewster......5,481
Bill Black Pk, San Saba..1,850
Black Hills, Brewster.....3,379
Black Hills, Presidio...... 5,550
Black Mesa, Brewster.....4,290
Black Mt, Brewster.......4,290
Black Mt, Jeff Davis......7,550
Black Mt, Uvalde .......1,277
Blue Mt, Jeff Davis....... 7,330
Blue Mts, Mason ........2,217
Blue Range, Brewster.....5,055
Bonnell Mt, Travis ....... 775
Boracho Pk, Jeff Davis...5,661
Brady Mts, McCulloch.....2,150
Brown's Mt, Stephens.....1,400
Brushy Knob, Hill........ 800
Brushy Knob, Johnson.....1,050
Brushy Knob, Tom Green..2,300
Brushy Mt. Erath ........1,500
Bullhead Mts, Edwards...2,050
Bulls Gap Rge, Brewster..3,100
Burton Knob, Parker......1,000
Caddo Pk, Johnson........1,230
Cap Mt, Llano .........1,376
Capote Pk, Presidio.......6,185
Casket Mt, Jeff Davis....6,180
Castle Mt, Crane-Upton...3,100
*Approximate elevation.Mountain and Elevation
County- Feet.
Cathedral Mt, Brewster...6,860
*Cedar Mt, Burnet........1,850
Cedar Mts, Pecos .. 4,050
Cerro Alto Pk, Hudspeth..6,767
Cerro Boludo, Presidio ....4,746
Cerro Diablo, Hudspeth....5,700
Chinati Pk, Presidio......7,730
Chispa Mt, Culberson.....5,216
Christmas Mts, Brewster..5,735
Cienega Mt, Brewster.....6,400
Cienega Mt, Presidio.....5,227
Cigar Mt, Brewster.......3,290
C. J. Mt, Stephens .......1,450
Comanche Pk, Hood.......1,250
Contrabando Mt. B'wster 2,684
Cook Mt, Houston....... 460
*Cordova Pk, Borden ...... 2,850
Corn Mt, Brown..........1,700
Cornudas Mts, Hudspeth..7.020
*Crawford Mt, Palo Pinto 1,450
Crossville Pk, Bell .......1,150
Crown Mt, Brewster.......7,186
Cuesta del Burro, P'sidio..6,010
Cupalo Mts, Brewster.....3,925
Delaware Mts, Culberson..5,870
Del Norte Mts, Brewster..6,151
Devil's Courthouse Pk,
Tom Green ............2,25)
Devil's Backbone,
Montague ......... 1,225
Devil's Ridge, Hudspeth...5,300
Dome Pk, Hudspeth......5,400
Double Mt, Stephens .....1,550
*Double Mt, Stonewall.....2,450
Douglas Mts, Bell ........1,110
Dove Mts, Brewster......3,790
Eagle Mt. Hudspeth....... 7,516
Eagle Mt, Callahan....... 2.200
East Black Hills, B'water..3,357
El Capitan, Culberson... 8,078
Elephant Mt, Brewster.... 6,200
Emory Pk, Brewster......7,835
Evansville Pk, Palo Pinto.1,400
Enchanted Rock, Llano....1,815
Finlay Mts, Hudspeth.....5,700
Flat Top Mt, Bosque...... 1,200
Flat Top Mt, Stonewall...1,798
Flat Top Pk, Lampasas... 1,541
Franklin Mt, El Paso.....7,100
Fresno Pk, Presidio .....5,131
Gemelo Mesa, Presidio.... 5,060
Gettysburg Pk, Presidio...4,897
Glass Mts, Brewster .... 6,286
tAlso called Mt. Livermore.Mountain and Elevation
County- Feet.
Goat Mt, Brewster........6,650
Goat Mt, Brewster(South).4,537
Granite Mt. Burnet.......868
Greer Mts, Shackelford...1,500
Guadalupe Pk, Culberson..8,751
Gunsight Mt. Eastland.... 1,550
Hackett Pk, Culberson....5,280
Haborth Hill, Guadalupe.. 700
Harkey Knobs, S. Saba. ..1,500
Hat Mt. Presidio.......... 5,300
Hayrick Mt, Coke........ 2,300
Hen Egg Mt. Brewster....5,002
Henson Mt, Coryell.... 950
Hog Mt, Runnels .......... 2,000
Hog Mt, Co ell .........1.200
Hog Mt, Willamson. .100
Hog Mt, Stephens ........ 1,350
Hog Mt, Brown ........1.900
Hondo Pass, Medina...... 1,092
Horse Mt. Brewster....... 5.010
Horseshoe Mesa, B'wster..4,050
House Mt. Llano .........1.853
Housetop Mt, Presidio.....5,250
Hueco Mts, El Paso and
Hudspeth .............6,767
Hynson's Mt. Harrison.... 572
Indian Head, Brewster.....3,495
Indian Knob, Parker......1,350
Indian Knoll, Stephens. ...1,500
Indian Mt, Brown ........1,600
Indian Mt, Edwards.......2,114
Indian Mt. Burnet........ 1,350
Indian Mt, Comanche.....1,450
Indianola Pk, Brewster . .,5,240
Iron Mt. Brewster........5,420
Iron Mt, Llano .........1,350
Iron Mt, Caldwell......... 640
Ivy Mts, Bell............1,100
Jackson Knob, Coryell.....1,250
Jamerson Pks, Eastland...1.700
Kelley Pk, Edwards ......2,250
Kinchelo Pk, Lampasas.... 1,433
King's Mt, Llano.........1,424
*King Mt. Upton.........3,100
Kiowa Pk, Stonewall......2,000
Kit Mt, Brewster.........3,803
Kyle Mt, Palo Pinto......1,400
LaMota Mt. Presidio......5,046
Las Moras Mt, Kinney....1,667
Leon Mt. Brewster........3.050
Little Aguja Mt, J. Davis.4,800
Little Twin Sisters Pk.
Hays ......... ...... 1,250FIRST N DALLAS
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