Earth:Spy Rock (Mason County, Texas)
| Spy Rock | |
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 Spy Rock | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,749 ft (533 m) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 30°53′49″N 99°09′00″W / 30.89694°N 99.15°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Mason County, Texas, United States |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Pink granite |
Spy Rock is a pink granite dome located in the Llano Uplift in Mason County, Texas, rising 1,749 feet (533 m) feet above sea level. The peak is located south of Fredonia.[1]
As with Enchanted Rock, Spy Rock is formed of middle Precambrian (1,082 ± 6 million years ago)[2] material. The base of the peak can be reached by the public, but the dome itself is on private property and accessible only with property owner's permission.[3][4] Federal and state statutes, regulations and rules governing trespassing, archeological sites and historic sites apply.[5] The state Game Warden as a commissioned peace officer is authorized to inspect natural resources and take necessary action for the preservation of the resources.[6]
Gallery
Spy Rock Texas backside
Spy Rock outcroppings
Spy rock distant outcroppings
References
- ↑ Rhoades, Alice J. "Fredonia, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnf39. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ Walker, Nicholas, Middle Proterozoic geologic evolution of Llano uplift, Texas: Evidence from U-Pb zircon geochronometry, Geological Society of America Bulletin 1992;104;494–504
- ↑ "Spy Rock USGS Spy Rock Quad, Texas, Topographic Map". Trails.com. http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-99.1500523&lat=30.8968396&datum=nad83. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Texas Granite". Texas Highways. July 1998.
- ↑ "Federal-State statutes, regulations, rules". Texas Historical Commission. http://www.thc.state.tx.us/rulesregs/rrdefault.shtml.
- ↑ "Game Warden". Texas Parks and Wildlife. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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