Details for Square Top Mountain

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5461005024

Data

Marker Number 5024
Atlas Number 5461005024
Marker Title Square Top Mountain
Index Entry Square Top Mountain
Address
City Rankin
County Upton
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes geology; mountains and mountain passes
Marker Year 1968
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location N/A
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Named, 1919, by students and professors making a geological survey for the University of Texas. The peak rises 450 feet above its base and may be part of King Mountain, 1.5 miles W. This pioneer landmark contains fossil shells 450 million years old from a prehistoric sea.