South rim sunset (left) and approaching rain (right)
The Chisos Mountains, also known as the Chisos, are a mountain range located in the Big Bend area of the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, United States.[1] The mountain system covers 40 square miles (104 square km) and is contained entirely within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park, making it the only mountain range in the United States fully contained within a national park.[1][2] The Chisos Mountains are the southernmost mountain range in the mainland United States.
The Chisos Mountains were created by volcanic activity during the Eocene Epoch 35-44 million years ago.[3]
The highest point in the Chisos Mountain range is Emory Peak at 7,825 ft (2,385 m) above sea level.[1]
^ abcKohout, Martin Donell. "Chisos Mountains". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
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^Straight, William H. (May 1996). Stratigraphy and paleontology of the cretaceous-tertiary boundary, Big Bend National Park, Texas (Thesis thesis). Texas Tech University.
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and post oak savannas. A disjunct population also occurred in the ChisosMountains of Texas. It has since become widely naturalized in the United States...
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island ranges include the Animas Mountains in New Mexico and the Guadalupe Mountains, Davis Mountains and ChisosMountains in west Texas. Significant urban...
of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas Paleontology in Texas ChisosMountains Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway...
through the Limpia Mountains (later rebaptized Davis Mountains by Anglo-American newcomers), ChisosMountains and Chinati Mountains in the Big Bend area...
intricata), in the US, it is reported at only two sites: One in the ChisosMountains inside Big Bend National Park, and the other 15 miles SW of Van Horn...
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is a rare North American species of cactus known by the common name ChisosMountain hedgehog cactus, native to the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico...
Mexico (southern Sierra Madre Occidental) Quercus robusta C.H.Mull. – ChisosMountains of Texas Quercus rubra L. – northern red oak – eastern North America...
Emory Peak, highest summit of the ChisosMountains Enchanted Rock Guadalupe Peak, highest summit of the Guadalupe Mountains and the State of Texas Hairy Knob...
Salvia regla (Mountain sage) is a deciduous perennial that is native to a small area of the ChisosMountains in west Texas and a large area of Mexico,...
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Montana), a mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana A mountain peak in the ChisosMountains of Texas, United States Crown Mountain (United States...
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