Английская Википедия:Double Mountains (Texas)

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Шаблон:Infobox mountain Double Mountains is the name of a pair of flat-topped buttes located Шаблон:Convert southwest of Aspermont in Stonewall County, Texas.[1] While the Handbook of Texas gives their elevation as either Шаблон:Convert[2] or Шаблон:Convert,[1] United States Geological Survey maps give the elevation of the western mountain as Шаблон:Convert [3] and that of the eastern mountain as between Шаблон:Convert.[4][5] Together, the mountains form part of the high ground dividing the watersheds of the Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork Brazos River.[6]

Rising some 500–800 feet (150–250 m) above the surrounding plains,[5][2] the higher eastern mountain is the highest point in Stonewall County[1] and the most topographically prominent point for almost Шаблон:Convert, the nearest more prominent peak being Mount Scott in Oklahoma.[7] As such an isolated geographical feature, the mountains are visible from a great distance, and feature commanding views from their tops.[5]

Their prominence has long made them important regional landmarks,[2] dating back at least to 1788, when Jose Mares opened a trail from San Antonio to Santa Fe; thereafter, the mountains were waymarkers "for every westward expedition and a rendezvous for buffalo hunters."[6] They were also cited by the surveying party of Randolph B. Marcy in 1849.[2]

Although paved roads do not lead directly to the mountains, they are accessible via paved Farm to Market Roads 2211 and 610 and dirt county roads; a steep dirt road leads up to the summit of each of the pair of mountains. A prominent radio tower stands on the eastern summit.[5]

At one time, Comanche leader Quanah Parker and his band lived on or near the mountains,[8] and according to one source, the mountains were once a sacred place to the Comanches.[9]

Town of Double Mountain

A town of Double Mountain once existed a few miles north of the hills. Established in 1886, the community featured a post office, sheriff, schoolhouse, and Methodist and Baptist churches for several years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but had become a ghost town by the 1980s.[2]

See also

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References

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External links

Шаблон:Mountains of Texas Шаблон:Stonewall County, Texas

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок peakbagger не указан текст
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок highpoint не указан текст
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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