# Kit Mountain

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{{Short description|Mountain in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kit Mountain
| image = Kit Mountain.jpg
| image_caption = East-northeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 3822
| elevation_ref =<ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=72716|name=Kit Mountain, Texas|access-date=2024-11-21}}</ref><ref name="gnis"/>
| prominence_ft = 746
| prominence_ref=<ref name=peakbagger/>
| isolation_mi = 2.49
| isolation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/94266|title=Kit Mountain - 3,825' TX|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-11-21}}</ref>
| parent_peak =
| etymology = [Kit fox](/source/Kit_fox)
| range = [Chisos Mountains](/source/Chisos_Mountains)<ref name=peakbagger/>
| country = United States
| state = [Texas](/source/Texas)
| region = [Brewster](/source/Brewster_County%2C_Texas)
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected&nbsp;area
| part = [Big Bend National Park](/source/Big_Bend_National_Park)<ref name=peakbagger/>
| map = USA Texas#USA
| map_caption = Location of Kit Mountain in Texas
| label_position = top
| coordinates = {{coord|29.2037169|N|103.4506028|W|type:mountain_region:US-TX_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1360704|name=Kit Mountain|access-date=2024-11-21}}</ref>
| topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Cerro Castellan''
| age = [Oligocene](/source/Oligocene)
| rock = [Igneous rock](/source/Igneous_rock) ([tuff](/source/tuff))
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Kit Mountain''' is a {{convert|3822|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} [summit](/source/summit) in [Brewster County, Texas](/source/Brewster_County%2C_Texas), United States.

==Description==
Kit Mountain is part of the [Chisos Mountains](/source/Chisos_Mountains) where it is set in the [Chihuahuan Desert](/source/Chihuahuan_Desert) and [Big Bend National Park](/source/Big_Bend_National_Park). The mountain is composed chiefly of Burro Mesa Formation tuff (volcanic rock) overlaying [Chisos Formation](/source/Chisos_Formation) which formed 29 million years ago during the [Oligocene](/source/Oligocene) period.<ref name="usgs">[https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1327/pdf/Circular_1327.pdf Gray, J.E., ''Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park, Texas''],  U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1327, p. 9, Retrieved 2024-11-21.</ref> Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), the mountain is located in a [hot arid climate](/source/hot_arid_climate) zone with hot summers and mild winters.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> This climate supports plants on the slopes such as [live oak](/source/live_oak), juniper, piñon pine, and grasses.<ref name=TSHA>[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kit-mountain ''Kit Mountain''], Texas State Historical Association, Retrieved 2024-11-21.</ref> Any scant precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to the [Rio Grande](/source/Rio_Grande) which is seven miles to the southwest. [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as the summit rises {{convert|900.|ft|m}} above the surrounding terrain in one-half mile (0.8&nbsp;km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the [United States Board on Geographic Names](/source/United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names),<ref name="gnis"/> and has been listed in publications since at least 1912.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=giB0xxDIM-8C&pg=RA3-PA316&dq=Kit+Mountain+texas&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiX4pqy1O6JAxUVIUQIHXm3O8AQuwV6BAgMEAY#v=onepage&q=Kit%20Mountain%20texas&f=false ''Bulletin of the University of Texas, Number 246,''], William B. Phillips, September 8, 1912, p. 316.</ref> The [kit fox](/source/kit_fox) is a rarely seen nocturnal desert mammal in Big Bend National Park.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/nature/animals.htm ''Animals - Big Bend National Park''], National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-11-21.</ref>

==See also==
*[List of mountain peaks of Texas](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Texas)
*[Geography of Texas](/source/Geography_of_Texas)

==References==
{{reflist}}
thumb|center|400px|Kit Mountain viewed from Sotol Vista Overlook

==External links==
* Kit Mountain: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5524602/United%20States/Texas/Brewster/Kit%20Mountain Weather]

{{Mountains of Texas}}
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center    = Kit Mountain
| North     = [Burro Mesa](/source/Burro_Mesa)
| Northeast = Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
| East      = [Goat Mountain](/source/Goat_Mountain_(Brewster_County%2C_Texas))
| Southeast = [Trap Mountain](/source/Trap_Mountain)
| South     = Blue Creek
| Southwest = Bee Mountain
| West      = Black Mesa
| Northwest = The Chimneys
}}
{{Portal bar|Mountains|Geology|Geography|Texas}}

Category:Mountains of Texas
Category:One-thousanders of the United States
Category:Landforms of Brewster County, Texas
Category:Big Bend National Park
Category:Chihuahuan Desert

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