— This is Goat Mountain, and it can be seen if you take the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive in Big Bend NP. When I made this shot back in 2018, I thought those big clouds would make this shot a perfect candidate for 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 4625 ft (1410 m). It is part of the Sierra Quemada in the southern Chisos Mountains. The same way that Ernst Tinaja is a playground for geologists, so is Goat Mountain. As you can easily see, the mountain shows a V-shape form, and it was formed some 35 million years ago. There is a sign on the pullout area that gives a brief explanation of the “fiery explosions and massive volcanic domes” that helped shape many of the formations along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.
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