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Glass Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Gilliland Peak (6520+ ft/1987+ m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Texas
Area	8,362 sq mi / 21,658 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	116 mi / 187 km North-South 137 mi / 220 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	30° 31' N; 102° 29' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Glass Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Glass Mountains.

Trans-Pecos Texas Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
El Paso Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Van Horn Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Presidio County Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Guadalupe Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Delaware Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Davis Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Glass Mountains	Level 5
Big Bend Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Glass Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Gilliland Peak	6520+	1987+
2.	Old Blue Mountain	6286	1916
3.	Pecos County High Point	5472	1668
4.	Housetop Mountain	5455	1663
5.	Peak 5440	5440+	1658+
6.	Peak 5340	5340+	1628+
7.	Shely Peaks High Point	5200+	1585+
8.	Peak 4600	4600+	1402+
9.	Peak 4182	4182	1275
10.	Terrell County High Point	3765	1148
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Glass Mountains

Val Verde County High Point

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Val Verde County High Point at the "Tres Ninos Ranch" large plateau, photo taken by Dick Ellsworth (2019-03-09). Photo by Ben Lostracco.
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