Kiowa Peak (Texas)
Kiowa Peak | |
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Farm to Market Road 2279 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,860 ft (570 m)[1] |
Prominence | 250 ft (76 m) |
Coordinates | 33°21′11″N 100°03′13″W / 33.35306°N 100.05361°W |
Geography | |
Location in West Texas | |
Topo map | Kiowa Peak |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Butte |
Kiowa Peak is a conspicuous butte located about 3 mi (4.8 km) to the west of the Brazos River in Stonewall County, Texas, US. Kiowa Peak extends less than 300 ft (91 m) above the surrounding landscape, yet despite its small size, it served as an important landmark for Native Americans and early explorers of the region[2]
Details
Kiowa Peak is an erosional remnant located in heavily dissected terrain at the western edge of the Brazos River valley.
See also
References
- ^ "Kiowa Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Joan Druesedow Griggs. "Stonewall County". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, P.L. 1930. The Geology of Stonewall County Texas. Austin: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Bulletin No. 3027, 76 pp.
- ^ "Kiowa Peak". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (1975). "Soil Survey of Stonewall County, Texas".
- ^ Stonewall County Historical Commission, Aspermont, Texas (1979). "A History of Stonewall County".
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