Brown Mountain: a steep unpaved road to the top

Brown Mountain is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.133m (6,998ft) above the sea level, located in Jeff Davis County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It's one of the highest roads in Texas.

Brown Mountain

The road to the summit is unpaved. 4x4 vehicle required. The summit hosts a communication antenna. Starting from TX-166 Road, the ascent is 4.31km (2.67 mile) long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 347 meters. The average gradient is 8.05%.

 

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