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Big Bend Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Emory Peak (7825 ft/2385 m)
Countries	United States (98%), Mexico (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Texas (98%), Coahuila (1%), Chihuahua (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	6,200 sq mi / 16,059 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	101 mi / 162 km North-South 118 mi / 190 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	29° 42' N; 103° 17' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Big Bend Ranges
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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 Big Bend Ranges.

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 (Sibling)
Big Bend Ranges	Level 5
West Big Bend Ranges	Level 6 (Child)
Del Norte Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Woods Hollow Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Chalk Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Santiago Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Tinaja Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Christmas Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Rosillos Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra del Carmen	Level 6 (Child)
Chisos Mountains	Level 6 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Big Bend Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Emory Peak	7825	2385	Chisos Mountains
2.	Townsend Point	7560+	2304+	Chisos Mountains
3.	Lost Mine Peak	7535	2297	Chisos Mountains
4.	Toll Mountain	7415	2260	Chisos Mountains
5.	Casa Grande Peak	7325	2233	Chisos Mountains
6.	Peak 7150	7150	2179	Chisos Mountains
7.	Crown Mountain	7120+	2170+	Chisos Mountains
8.	Big Bend Peak 7080	7080+	2158+	Chisos Mountains
9.	Peak 7070	7070	2155	Chisos Mountains
10.	Peak 6935	6935	2114	Chisos Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Emory Peak	7825	2385	Chisos Mountains
2.	Cathedral Mountain	6888	2099	West Big Bend Ranges
3.	Mount Ord	6803	2074	Del Norte Mountains
4.	Santiago Peak	6524	1989	Santiago Mountains
5.	Sue Peaks	5854	1784	Sierra del Carmen
6.	Christmas Mountains High Point	5728	1746	Christmas Mountains
7.	Nine Point Mesa	5520+	1682+	Chalk Mountains
8.	Rosillo Peak	5445	1660	Rosillos Mountains
9.	Horse Mountain	5013	1528	Tinaja Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Big Bend Ranges

Emory Peak Emory Peak, Texas, looking south from a shelter at Chisos Basin Campground (2012-01-29). Photo by Ben Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.	Townsend Point Summit of Townsend Point (2018-10-09). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.
Toll Mountain From summit of Toll Mountain looking out over Chisos Basin towards The Window (2015-02-21). Photo by Matt Sedlak. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chisos Mountains - South Rim This is very close to the "summit" of Chisos Mountains - South. I took the photo because of the neat variety of vegetation in this one spot (2018-10-09). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.
Casa Grande Peak Looking down on Chisos Mountains Lodge and out to the Window from Casa Grande Peak (2017-12-03). Photo by Maura Treaccar. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 7070 View of Peak 7070 (left of center) from Laguna Meadows West campsite spur trail (2016-01-20). Photo by Matt Sedlak. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pulliam Peak Morning light kisses Pulliam Peak in Big Bend National Park (2018-02). Photo by Charles Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.	Picacho Picacho viewed from north. Photo by J Thornton. Click here for larger-size photo.
Rosillo Peak Old drill site near the bottom of Rosillo peak, near the old ranch (1999-11). Photo by Phil Gavenda. Click here for larger-size photo.	Needle Peak The first steps up The Thread route (2020-12-28). Photo by Matthew Albin. Click here for larger-size photo.

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