Part or all of this report is presented in portable document format pdf. Bureau of economic geology, the university of texas. The fort was named for then united states secretary of war and later confederate president jefferson davis. Geology of the northern franklin mountains, texas and new mexico. Wildflowers of the davis mountains and marathon basin. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Davis mountains the handbook of texas online texas. Geology of wylie mountains and vicinity, culberson and jeff davis counties, texas, by h. I also recommend a companion book that he has written about the davis mountains area.
Inspired by the bureaus bestselling book, texas through time, this fullcolor guidebook presents photographs and short geologic descriptions of some of the best examples of places to see texas geology. Fishing information for davis mountains, texas and texas. The land within the boundaries of the ava ranges between 4,500 feet 1,372 m and 8,300 feet 2,530 m above sea level. Geology of the sierra diablo region, texas by philip b. Lone star geology, landscapes, and resources, by t.
The university of texas at austin, bureau of economic geology guidebook 23, p. Lower paleozoic sandstone and limestone unconformably overlie precambrian. The town of fort davis at the foot of the davis mountains has an elevation of 1,500 m 4,900 ft. This 6x9 paperback has 432 pages that are packed with detailed information about texas geology. Publications university of texas, bureau of economic geology. Younger volcanic rocks of davis mountains area including. King abstract the sierra diablo region covers an area 43 miles long and 33 miles wide in the western part of the state of texas. They are a popular site for camping and hiking and the region includes fort davis national historic site and davis mountains state park.
White1 introduction the region embraced within the transpecos region of texas encompasses many snapshots of north american geologic history. Davis mountains the handbook of texas online texas state. Cambrian to pennsylvanian rocks crop out in the franklin mountains, marathon basin, solitario, and at persimmon gap. Darwin spearing, author of roadside geology of texas and coauthor of roadside geology of wyoming, whetted his interest in the geology of louisiana as a research geologist and exploration manager for marathon oil company. One of the most scenic drives in texas loops 74 miles through the mountains. Publications university of texas, bureau of economic geology, issue 246. The davis mountains, with summits reaching 8,381 feet, are the most extensive mountain range wholly in texas. If you are into geology at all, this book introduces you to the many facets of texas desert, plains, mountains, caves, karst, aquafiers, sea shore, hill country, etc. A west texas native, halls geology career had taken him around the world. The mountains of the southwest and far west texas are often described in text books as sky islands. This book is a wonderful source reference for not only the plants and flowers of this region but also for the geology of the area. Geology davis mountains, texas geology davis mountains, texas. One day in 2002, hall climbed claytons overlook, an outcrop on the cdris nature center property south of fort davis.
The davis mountains are the result of very extensive lava flows of that volcanic history. Printed on durable stock, this compact guide will fit easily into backpacks and car consoles. Central texas visit abilene, the defining city of west texas, where the frontier spirit is still applied to discovery, development and creativity. New mexico geological society guidebook, 31st field conference, transpecos region, 1980 183 geology of the eagle mountains, hudspeth county, texas james r. From that elevation, the sky island rises to 2,555 m 8,383 ft. A road guide to the geology of big bend national park by kerri nelson. Younger volcanic rocks of davis mountains area including brooks mountain, goat canyon, medley, barrel springs, wild cherry, eppenaurer ranch, mount locke, and.
In the bathroom, guests will find a toilet, a sink, and a shower and bathtub combination. The franklin mountains are a good example of a blockfaulted mountain range. Chapter 2 geologic history of west texas texas water. Mountains, bofecillos mountains, and chisos mountains provide strong evidence that almost all of transpecos texas is underlain by precambrian rocks similar to those that crop out at the surface. Discusses hydrogeology from the geological perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter give to the libraries the university of texas at austin. Join park rangers from big bend ranch and davis mountains state parks to learn backpacking tips and tricks for all experience levels. Explore bird life on a slow onemile nature walk through limpia canyon with experienced volunteers. Wildflowers of the davis mountains and marathon basin texas hardcover 1977.
Uppermost cretaceous rocks navarro group in south central texas are mostly. Explore davis mountains state park s miles of trails, stay up late to marvel at the night sky, learn about the history of the park and nearby frontier fort. There are miles of great walking trails and you can walk directly to ft davis national historic monument. Igneous geology of the central davis mountains, jeff davis county, texas, by j. Igneous geology of the central davis mountains, jeff. Texas has abundant geologic resources, including petroleum, coal, minerals, groundwater, and fertile soils. Original improvements were accomplished by the civilian. This book has some lovely pictures of those mountains and some of the plants and scenery. Issue 72 guidebook reprint, west texas geological society issue 72, part 59 of publication west texas geological society. Issue 363 publications university of texas, bureau of economic geology, publications university of texas, bureau of economic geology. Abilene boasts a central location just 150 miles west of the dallasfort worth metroplex and is home to 120,000 friendly people.
This zone of deformed rock rose up to form the ouachita mountains, a westward extension of the southern appalachian mountain belt. For best results viewing and printing pdf documents, it is recommended that you download the documents to your computer and open them with adobe reader. This item appears in the following collections university of texas at austin bulletins and publications. Surrounded by the chihuahuan desert, the appellation takes advantage of cooler elevation and lower annual rainfall in the davis mountains. Davis mountains state park provides panoramic views of west texas. Gabbro sample from christmas mountains quadrangle, brewster county, southwestern texas, yielded a kar age of 42. Great places to view texas geology the bureau store. Locally called the texas alps, the range has many peaks that exceed 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, the highest of which is mount. Rove over 300 virtual geology field guides and guides to the regional geology of the usa. Land for sale, in the davis mountains of texas all price. This state park has cool weather even during the blast furnace of a west texas summer.
This secluded cabin rental is located in the davis mountains in texas and can accommodate four guests. Precambrian crystalline metamorphic rocks are exposed in the franklin mountains, van horn mountains, and sierra diablo. Winner 2015 outstanding geologic field trip guidebook series award from the. The davis mountains are a sky island, an isolated mountain range surrounded by desert. To purchase this publication in book format, please order ri0008. Transpecos texas once witnessed powerful volcanic activity. Davis mountains, segment of the southern rocky mountains, mainly in jeff davis county, western texas, u. The region includes the whole of the sierra diablo, a lofty plateau like range whose summits exceed 6,000 feet in altitude.
Since 1972, mountain presss roadside geology series has been providing geology. As one travels west on i10 or i20, out of the vast desert, on the horizon, slowly rises the purple mass of the davis mountains, the largest mountain chain entirely within texas. Located a few miles south of i10 exit 206 if you are east bound and exit 209 if you are west bound. Secluded cabin rental in the davis mountains, texas. This data set was prepared in cooperation with the texas bureau of economic geology. The area comprises the south end of the guadalupe mountains and the adjacent part of the delaware mountains. Align cars to the east toward the franklin mountains on baltimore drive. It is high in the davis mountains making it one of the most pleasant places to stay in the hot texas summer. The davis mountains segment of transpecos texas overlies grenville basement and is separated from. Original clear film positives of these sheets provided by the texas bureau of economic geology were photographically enlarged onto mylar film. As the mountains rose up and were eroded, streams brought great amounts of sediments onto the marine shelf of texas where carbonate sediment was accumulating. Key observations concerning this portion of the trail are 1 the range of depositional facies characteristic of the outershelf and shelfcrest facies tracts of the yates and tansill formations cf.
Geology of the northern franklin mountains, texas and new. Davis mountains, texas state park map near davis mountains, texas. Map of the davis mountains state park outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, waterelectric, etc. The ranch land along the loop is the easiest place in the state to see the graceful pronghorn antelope. Davis mountains texas state park map davis mountains.
Younger volcanic rocks of davis mountains area including brooks mountain, goat canyon, medley, barrel springs, wild cherry, eppenaurer ranch, mount locke, and merrill formations early oligocene at surface, covers 12 % of this area. It also contains general information for the park and for the texas parks and wildlife department. Davis mountains mountains, texas, united states britannica. This book takes you several steps beyond the roadside geology of texas. Elevations range from 3,500 to 8,000 feet as they rise above the chihuahuan desert. The bedroom has a queensize bed and there is a fullsize sleeper sofa in the living room for two extra people. The original portion of the park was deeded to texas parks and wildlife department by a local family. Chapter 2 geologic history of west texas kevin urbanczyk1, david rohr1, and john c. Igneous geology of the davis mountains, west texas.
The mountains of west texas are usually igneous andor sedimentary most of which is limestone in origin. Borer and harris, 1991, 2 the primary depositional dip fallin bed geometry of the yates shelf profile from the. Five tuffs and five lava flows, 1500 feet thick occurring throughout the mountains, persist in thickness and lithologic characteristics. This report deals with an area of 425 square miles in the western part of texas, immediately south of the new mexico line. Geology of apache mountains, transpecos texas john william wood university of texas, ph. Younger volcanic rocks of davis mountains area including brooks mountain, goat canyon, medley, barrel springs, wild cherry, eppenaurer ranch, mount locke, and merrill formations alluvial fan deposits pleistocene and holocene at surface, covers 7 % of this area. About this publication from its 1968 publication announceme nt. Hundreds of miles northwest of south central texas during latest cretaceous, the rocky mountains began to develop. Learn about the geology of texas with maps, photos and expert descriptions. Other geologic localities mentioned in text are the christmas mountains chm, spring hills sh. Theres more to west texas than a lot of flat nothing, plus big bend of course. Pdf basement control of alkalic flood rhyolite magmatism of the. Qu quaternary undivided qb quaternary, beaumont formation.
Since then, he has served as a museum designer and a national park ranger. Department of geology kansas state university manhattan, kansas 66506 introduction eagle mountains and the associated highlands, devil ridge and. But hed retired from industry and returned here, and was teaching at sul ross state university. Locally called the texas alps, the range has many peaks that exceed 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, the highest of which is mount livermore 8,382 feet 2,555 metres. The texas davis mountains ava is an american viticultural area located in the transpecos region of west texas. The davis mountains, the texas alps, are the second highest range in texas. The davis mountains, originally known as limpia mountains, are a range of mountains in west texas, located near fort davis, after which they are named. Mountains, seas, coastal plains, rocky plateaus, high plains, forests all of this physiographic variety in texas is controlled by the varied rocks and structures. The highest peak in the davis mountains is mount livermore at 2,555 m 8,383 ft the fifthhighest peak in texas. Younger volcanic rocks of davis mountains area including brooks mountain, goat canyon, medley, barrel springs, wild cherry, eppenaurer ranch, mount locke, and merrill formations. Davis mountains state park is the home of indian lodge hotel and the black bear restaurant and offers rv and tent camping sites, along with miles of hiking trails. Evidence of this is visible in the exposed rock along the canyon walls.
They extend sixty miles in the shape of a v from north to west central jeff davis county, with the point to the southeast at fort davis. Abstract the barrilla mountains, in the northeastern part of the davis mountains of transpecos texas, are composed of tertiary volcanic materials. We who dont live in texas, tend to forget that texas has mountains, partly because they arent as big as the rockies, and theyre way off where not too many people live. To purchase this map as a pdf download, please order gq0021d. The geologic map of texas was originally printed as four 1. General geology of the franklin mountains total mileage mileage 0. Nestled in the foothills of texas most extensive mountain range, davis mountains state park sits in an unusual landscape. Hydrogeology geoscienceworld books geoscienceworld. Davis mountains state park just a little over four miles north of fort davis, texas. Abstract the apache mountains of southeastern culberson county, texas, are com posed of permian marine rocks deposited over truncated paleozoic formations. Join park rangers from big bend ranch and davis mountains state parks to learn backpacking tips and tricks for. Geology field guides to california, colorado, hawaii, new york, texas and utah and most other states of the usa.
The area is a segment of a large mountain mass that extends 50 miles or more northward and southward. Roadside geology of texas by darwin spearing, paperback. Local fieldtrips, such as the annual celebration of our mountains, allow for handson learning of the appearances, structures, and processes that comprise the geology of the chihuahuan desert including. High in the mountains of west texas you will find a beautiful and historic park. Volcanic activity formed the mountains 25 to 30 million years ago.