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Round Top Mountain
Round Top Mountain is a mountain that lies at the western end of the Sierra Blanca area in Hudspeth County, Texas near the town of Sierra Blanca, Texas. The area includes the Finlay Mountains, Triple Hill, and Sierra Blanca quadrangles as well as parts of the Fort Quitman and McNary quadrangles. Round Top Mountain is known for containing deposits of Beryllium as well as the largest deposit of heavy rare earth elements in the United States.
==Geography==
Round Top Mountain is located in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, northeast from the Mexican border. The region is the most mountainous area of Texas, and lies to the southeast of the Sierra Blanca Mountain range. The area includes the Finlay Mountains, Triple Hill, and Sierra Blanca quadrangles as well as parts of the Fort Quitman and McNary quadrangles.〔 The Sierra Blanca area is approximately 950 square miles (approximately 2,460 kilometers). Round Top Mountain is one of five peaks made from laccoliths in the area, with the others being Little Round Top, Little Blanca, Triple Hill, and Sierra Blanca.〔 The area lies between the northern Quitman Mountains and Devils Ridge.
The closest town to Round Top Mountain is Sierra Blanca, Texas, located 8 miles southeast of the mountain with a population of approximately 553 people.〔 It is accessible by Interstate 10 and approximately 85 miles east of El Paso, Texas.
Round Top Mountain is more than a mile in diameter at its base (approximately 1,609 meters). Its peak is 300 meters (1,000 feet) above the desert plateau and approximately 1,300-1,400 meters (4,270-4,600 feet) above sea level.〔
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