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Coordinates: 33°21′11″N 100°03′13″W / 33.35306°N 100.05361°W / 33.35306; -100.05361
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'''Kiowa Peak''' is a conspicuous [[butte]] located about {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west of the [[Brazos River]] in [[Stonewall County, Texas]], US. Kiowa Peak extends less than {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the surrounding landscape, yet despite its small size, it served as an important landmark for Native Americans and early explorers of the region<ref name=handbook>{{cite web| url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kiowa-peak| title= Kiowa Peak |work= Handbook of Texas Online| accessdate=February 11, 2024|author= }}</ref>
'''Kiowa Peak''' is a conspicuous [[butte]] located about {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west of the [[Brazos River]] in [[Stonewall County, Texas]], US. Kiowa Peak extends less than {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the surrounding landscape, yet despite its small size, it served as an important landmark for Native Americans and early explorers of the region<ref name=txhandbook>{{cite web| url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/stonewall-county| title= Stonewall County |work= Handbook of Texas Online| accessdate=February 12, 2024|author= Joan Druesedow Griggs}}</ref>


== Details ==
== Details ==
Kiowa Peak is an erosional remnant located in heavily dissected terrain at the western edge of the Brazos River valley.<ref>Thompson, P.L. 1930. The Geology of Stonewall County Texas. Austin: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Bulletin No. 3027, 76 pp.</ref> The soils of the area are shallow clay and sandy loams that support [[mesquite]], [[yucca]], [[Cactus|cacti]], and sparse [[grass]]es. Most of the soils in this region formed in unconsolidated, red, slightly calcareous sediments of Permian age.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-stonewall-county-texas-1975| title= Soil Survey of Stonewall County, Texas| work= | date= 1975| author= United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service}}</ref> The local terrain is sparsely populated rangeland, cut by highly intermittent streams such as the [[Salt Fork Brazos River]], North [[Croton Creek]] and other minor tributaries of the [[Brazos River]]. The erosionally resistant sandstones of the peak's cap have protected underlying sediments that have remained intact, while surrounding sediments have eroded away. As a result of this process, Kiowa Peak stands out as a small but relatively prominent landmark that can be seen from a significant distance.<ref >{{cite web|url= https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth568889/m1/12/ | title= A History of Stonewall County| work= | date= 1979| author= Stonewall County Historical Commission, Aspermont, Texas}}</ref>
Kiowa Peak is an erosional remnant located in heavily dissected terrain at the western edge of the Brazos River valley.<ref>Thompson, P.L. 1930. The Geology of Stonewall County Texas. Austin: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Bulletin No. 3027, 76 pp.</ref> The soils of the area are shallow clay and sandy loams that support [[mesquite]], [[yucca]], [[Cactus|cacti]], and sparse [[grass]]es.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web| url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kiowa-peak| title= Kiowa Peak |work= Handbook of Texas Online| accessdate=February 11, 2024|author= }}</ref> Most of the soils in this region formed in unconsolidated, red, slightly calcareous sediments of Permian age.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/usda-soil-survey-of-stonewall-county-texas-1975| title= Soil Survey of Stonewall County, Texas| work= | date= 1975| author= United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service}}</ref> The local terrain is sparsely populated rangeland, cut by highly intermittent streams such as the [[Salt Fork Brazos River]], North [[Croton Creek]], Wedington Creek and other minor tributaries of the [[Brazos River]]. The erosionally resistant sandstones of the peak's cap have protected underlying sediments that have remained intact, while surrounding sediments have eroded away. As a result of this process, Kiowa Peak stands out as a small but relatively prominent landmark that can be seen from a significant distance.<ref >{{cite web|url= https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth568889/m1/12/ | title= A History of Stonewall County| work= | date= 1979| author= Stonewall County Historical Commission, Aspermont, Texas}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:32, 13 February 2024

Kiowa Peak
Kiowa Peak viewed looking west from Farm to Market Road 2279
Highest point
Elevation1,860 ft (570 m)[1]
Prominence250 ft (76 m)
Coordinates33°21′11″N 100°03′13″W / 33.35306°N 100.05361°W / 33.35306; -100.05361
Geography
Kiowa Peak is located in Texas
Kiowa Peak
Kiowa Peak
Location in West Texas
Topo mapKiowa Peak
Geology
Mountain typeButte

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.[3] The soils of the area are shallow clay and sandy loams that support mesquite, yucca, cacti, and sparse grasses.[4] Most of the soils in this region formed in unconsolidated, red, slightly calcareous sediments of Permian age.[5] The local terrain is sparsely populated rangeland, cut by highly intermittent streams such as the Salt Fork Brazos River, North Croton Creek, Wedington Creek and other minor tributaries of the Brazos River. The erosionally resistant sandstones of the peak's cap have protected underlying sediments that have remained intact, while surrounding sediments have eroded away. As a result of this process, Kiowa Peak stands out as a small but relatively prominent landmark that can be seen from a significant distance.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kiowa Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Joan Druesedow Griggs. "Stonewall County". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Thompson, P.L. 1930. The Geology of Stonewall County Texas. Austin: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Bulletin No. 3027, 76 pp.
  4. ^ "Kiowa Peak". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (1975). "Soil Survey of Stonewall County, Texas".
  6. ^ Stonewall County Historical Commission, Aspermont, Texas (1979). "A History of Stonewall County".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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