49 Another View of the Mountain Seen from Picnic Area
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[This series may eventually contain 80-100 photos] On May 20, 2018, I headed into the Davis Mountains in west Texas, Jeff Davis County. With light from the sun, threatening dark skies, pastel tones on the mountains, a continually shifting landscape--all in all a remarkable journey. On Texas state route 17. Photos are arranged chronologically and geographically, although the exact locations of most shots are uncertain.
From Wikipedia:
" . . . the Davis Mountains are an irregular jumble of isolated peaks and ridges separated by flatter areas. The mountains occupy a rough square about 50 kilometers (31 mi) on each side. The mountains are of volcanic origin composed of strata associated with eruptions of the Trans-Pecos Texas volcanic field 35 million years ago. The highest peak in the Davis Mountains is Mount Livermore at 2,555 meters (8,383 ft) the fifth highest peak in Texas.
The Davis Mountains are a sky island, an isolated mountain range surrounded by desert. The town of Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains has an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). From that elevation the sky island rises to 2,555 metres (8,383 ft). As the elevation increases, average temperatures decline and precipitation increases permitting an "island" of forest and other mesic habitat at higher elevations.
The most common vegetation of the Davis Mountains is montane grassland, often mixed with scattered bushes and trees. As is common in most northern hemisphere semi-arid climates the vegetation on the southern slopes of the mountains is noticeably sparser than on the northern slopes. This is due to the greater exposure to the sun on southern slopes and, thus, warmer temperatures and drier soils." The article continues, stating that most of this area is privately owned. The town of Fort Davis with Fort Davis National Monument is at the base of the mountains. A well-known landmark is the McDonald Observatory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Mountains
A phenomenal collection of over 125,000 items (photos) relating to Davis Mountains and Fort Davis are at
texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=davis+mountains&t=full...
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
49 Another View of the Mountain Seen from Picnic Area
This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
[This series may eventually contain 80-100 photos] On May 20, 2018, I headed into the Davis Mountains in west Texas, Jeff Davis County. With light from the sun, threatening dark skies, pastel tones on the mountains, a continually shifting landscape--all in all a remarkable journey. On Texas state route 17. Photos are arranged chronologically and geographically, although the exact locations of most shots are uncertain.
From Wikipedia:
" . . . the Davis Mountains are an irregular jumble of isolated peaks and ridges separated by flatter areas. The mountains occupy a rough square about 50 kilometers (31 mi) on each side. The mountains are of volcanic origin composed of strata associated with eruptions of the Trans-Pecos Texas volcanic field 35 million years ago. The highest peak in the Davis Mountains is Mount Livermore at 2,555 meters (8,383 ft) the fifth highest peak in Texas.
The Davis Mountains are a sky island, an isolated mountain range surrounded by desert. The town of Fort Davis at the foot of the Davis Mountains has an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). From that elevation the sky island rises to 2,555 metres (8,383 ft). As the elevation increases, average temperatures decline and precipitation increases permitting an "island" of forest and other mesic habitat at higher elevations.
The most common vegetation of the Davis Mountains is montane grassland, often mixed with scattered bushes and trees. As is common in most northern hemisphere semi-arid climates the vegetation on the southern slopes of the mountains is noticeably sparser than on the northern slopes. This is due to the greater exposure to the sun on southern slopes and, thus, warmer temperatures and drier soils." The article continues, stating that most of this area is privately owned. The town of Fort Davis with Fort Davis National Monument is at the base of the mountains. A well-known landmark is the McDonald Observatory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Mountains
A phenomenal collection of over 125,000 items (photos) relating to Davis Mountains and Fort Davis are at
texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=davis+mountains&t=full...
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License