Feeling Small: The Majesty of Goat Mountain


This is Goat Mountain, and it can be seen if you take the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive in Big Bend NP. When I captured this image in 2018, I thought those big clouds added a lot of emotion to the landscape. In my eyes, I also envisioned I would make this a black-and-white edit. I looked at it in color, but what you see above is the expression I wanted for this impressive mountain.

Goat Mountain is a volcanic peak with an altitude of 4,625 ft (1,410 m). It is part of the Sierra Quemada in the southern Chisos Mountains. In the same way that Ernst Tinaja is a playground for geologists, so is Goat Mountain. As you can easily see, the mountain is V-shaped. It was formed some 35 million years ago. A sign on the pullout area briefly explains the “fiery explosions and massive volcanic domes” that helped shape many of the formations along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.

For Monochrome Madness #7: Emotions.


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8 Responses

  1. Si, la grandezza del Creato ci fa sentire piccoli…

  2. margaret21
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    This definitely hits the spot. Mountains always stir the emotions.

    • Egídio Leitão
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      Thank you so much, Margaret. I’m glad the photo conveys that emotion.

  3. Toonsarah
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    Wow yes, that would make anyone feel small!

  4. 100 Country Trek
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    Egidio you these amazing mountains. Anita

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