Texas 2,000 ft. Prominence Peaks

Overview

When most people think of Texas they think of a large state with a bunch of open flat land. This is mostly true. However, in western Texas there are twelve mountains with more than 2,000 feet of prominence. This is more than it sounds since it covers only a small section of the state. Living in El Paso one would be in reasonable proximity to all of these mountains.

Texas twelve most prominent peaks cover a wide range of difficulty. The state highpoint, Guadalupe Peak, with its close proximity to New Mexico, only comes in at number four on this list. Also, the first six peaks on this list are also county high points. As of the time of this writing only seven of these peaks have a SummitPost page.

One known person, Andy Martin, has completed all of Texas prominent peaks. If you know of any others please let me know.

This page was created with the help of peaklist and peakbagger.








Page Timeline

11/15/09 - Page Created

General: I plan to update this page about once a month with new links or as appropriate.

Texas 2,000 ft. Prominence Peaks

Rank	Image	Summit Name	Elevation	Prominence	County	Latitude	Longitude	Map Link
1		Emory Peak	7,825	4,495	Brewster (HP)	29º14'46"N	103º18'20"W	Map
2		Baldy Peak	8,378	3,923	Jeff Davis (HP)	30º38'07"N	104º10'25"W	Map
3		Eagle Peak	7,484	3,119	Hudspeth (HP)	30º55'17"N	105º05'07"W	Map
4		Guadalupe Peak	8,749	3,039	Texas (HP)	31º53'29"N	104º51'39"W	Map
5		North Franklin Mountain	7,192	2,987	El Paso (HP)	31º54'11"N	106º29'38"W	Map
6		Chinati Peak	7,728	2,953	Presidio (HP)	29º57'12"N	104º28'40"W	Map
7	no SP Page	Sue Peaks	5,854	2,924	Brewster	29º25'14"N	102º58'48"W	Map
8	no SP Page	Santiago Peak	6,524	2,464	Brewster	29º50'07"N	103º24'58"W	Map
9		Christmas Mountains HP	5,728	2,398	Brewster	29º25'31"N	103º26'33"W	Map
10	no SP Page	Sierra Blanca	6,891	2,256	Hudspeth	31º15'07"N	105º26'08"W	Map
11	no SP Page	Rosillo Peak	5,445	2,115	Brewster	29º50'07"N	103º24'58"W	Map
12	no SP Page	Quitman Mtns. HP	6,689	2,039	Hudspeth	29º50'07"N	103º24'58"W	Map

Notes

Number 2, Baldy Peak is also known as Mt. Livermore.

External Links

Peaklist page on Texas 2,000 foot Prominence Peaks

Peakbagger page on Texas 2,000 foot Prominence Peaks

Lists of John, a great page to keep track of all of your Mountain Accomplishments with lots of other information as well.

Definition of Prominence

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