Townsend Point is a mountain summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
Description Townsend Point is located in the Chisos Mountains. It ranks as the second-highest peak in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, and the Chisos Mountains, but only the 19th-highest in Texas. The mountain is composed of extrusive volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period.Geologic Map of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, Robert G. Bohannon, 2011, U.S. Geological Survey. The slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Townsend Point is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters. Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Fresno Creek and Juniper Draw which are both part of the Rio Grande watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,250 feet (990 m) above Juniper Canyon in . The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1981 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Everett Ewing Townsend (1871–1948) who was responsible for founding Big Bend National Park.The Father of Big Bend, Jennette TImmer, The Big Bend Paisano, National Park Service, p. 5.
See also List of mountain peaks of Texas Geography of Texas
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External links Townsend Point: Weather Everett Townsend photo (page 5): National Park Service Everett Townsend story: National Park Service