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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.

Chisos Mountains
The Chisos Mountains as photographed facing southeast
Highest point
Peak	Emory Peak
Elevation	7,825 ft (2,385 m)
Coordinates	29°14′45″N 103°18′14″W
Geography
Chisos Mountains
Country	United States
State	Texas
Range coordinates	29°16′N 103°18′W

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]

Location

The Chisos Mountains are located in Big Bend National Park. The range of mountains extends twenty miles from Punta de la Sierra in the southwest to Panther Junction in the northeast. An extensive trail system and permit-required backcountry campsites are maintained by Big Bend National Park for its visitors.[4] The Northeast Rim and Southeast Rim trails are closed from February 1 through May 31 along with some of the backcountry campsites along these trails to protect the local peregrine falcon population.[4]

The mountain area is partly forested (recovering from logging and overgrazing prior to the area's inclusion in the National Park System in the 1930s), and surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert. The nearby towns include Study Butte, Terlingua, Fort Stockton, 135 miles north, Alpine, 105 mi (169 km) northwest and Presidio, about 100 mi (160 km) west. Two Mexican towns (Boquillas and Santa Elena) border the park; and cross-border access was reopened in 2011.[5]

Etymology

One of the multiple possibilities of the origin of the name is the option that it stems from hechizos, a Castilian word meaning "enchantment". Another possibility is the option that the word originated from chisos, a Native American word meaning "ghost" or "spirit".[2]

Peaks

• Emory Peak 7,835 ft (2,388 m)[1]
• Lost Mine Peak 7,535 ft (2,297 m)[1]
• Toll Mountain 7,415 ft (2,260 m)[1]
• Casa Grande Peak 7,325 ft (2,233 m)[1]

Climate

• Elevation: 5,300 feet (1,615 m)[6]

Wildlife

• Ornithology
  • Birds of the Chisos Mountains include 81 total known species that live within six different plant associations.[8] The six plant associations along with the number of known species within them include: the Arroyo-Mesquite-Acacia Association (31 species), the Lechuguilla-Creosotebush-Cactus Association (13 species), the Sotol-Grass Association (32 species), the Deciduous Woodland Association (42 species), the Pinyon-Juniper-Oak Association (32 Species), and the Cypress-Pine-Oak Association (24 species).[8]
• Myrmecology
  • Ants of the Chisos Mountains include 81 total known species within 29 different genera.[9]

See also

• Beach Mountains
• Big Bend (Texas)
• Chihuahuan Desert
• Sierra Madre Oriental pine–oak forests

References

External links

• Chisos Mountains from the Handbook of Texas Online
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chisos Mountains
• Public domain images of the Llano Estacado and West Texas
• Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountain, Big Bend National Park United States Geological Survey

На других языках

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[de] Chisos Mountains

Die Chisos Mountains sind ein Gebirgszug im Westen von Texas, im Gebiet des Big Bend im Brewster County. Es ist der einzige Gebirgszug, der sich in den USA vollständig innerhalb eines Nationalparks, dem Big-Bend-Nationalpark, befindet und ist auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent das südlichste Gebirge in den USA.

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- [en] Chisos Mountains

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[es] Montañas Chisos

Las montañas Chisos (en inglés, Chisos Mountains (a veces traducido como sierra de Chisos[1]) es una cadena montañosa localizada a 29°16' N de latitud y 103°18' W de longitud, al sur del condado de Brewster, en la región del Big Bend al oeste del estado de Texas, en los Estados Unidos de América. La cordillera se encuentra dentro del parque nacional Big Bend, siendo la única en estar completamente dentro de los límites de un parque nacional estadounidense. El punto de mayor altitud en la cordillera es el pico Emory, con 2385 msnm. La cordillera se extiende 32 km desde punta de la Sierra, al suroeste, a Panther Junction, al noreste. Las montañas fueron empujados a elevaciones superiores a los 1500 msnm debido a una gran deformación ocurrida durante el Cenozoico.

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[fr] Monts Chisos

Les monts Chisos sont une chaîne de montagne du Texas, aux États-Unis.

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[it] Monti Chisos

I Monti Chisos sono una catena montuosa nell'area del Texas occidentale in cui si estende il Big Bend. La catena è interamente compresa entro i confini Parco nazionale di Big Bend; ciò la rende l'unica, negli Stati Uniti ad essere completamente contenuta all'interno di un parco nazionale. È inoltre la più meridionale della nazione. Ospita flora e fauna piuttosto varie, anche endemiche.

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