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The Chisos Mountains are a mountain range located in the Big Bend area of West Texas, United States. The mountain range is contained entirely within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park. This is the only mountain range in the United States to be fully contained within the boundary of a national park. It is also the southernmost mountain range in the mainland United States. The highest point in the Chisos Mountain range is Emory Peak at above sea level.〔 ==Location== The Chisos Mountains are located in Big Bend National Park. The range of mountains extends twenty miles from Punta de la Sierra in the southwest to Panther Junction in the northeast. An extensive trail system and permit-required backcountry campsites are maintained by Big Bend National Park for its visitors. Some trails and campsites are closed from January through April to protect nesting sites of indigenous bird species. The mountain area is partly forested (recovering from logging and overgrazing prior to the area's inclusion in the National Park System in the 1930s), and surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert. The nearest towns are Fort Stockton, 135 miles north, Alpine, northwest and Presidio, about west. Two Mexican towns (Boquillas and Santa Elena) border the park; and cross-border access was reopened in 2011. File:Big Bend South Rim sunset.jpg|Sunset from the South Rim in Big Bend National Park. File:Big Bend South Rim 2008b.jpg|Rain approaching the South Rim of the Chisos. File:Big Bend Texas.jpg|View from the South Rim. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chisos Mountains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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