| Pummel Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6639 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1141 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.58 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Lost Mine Peak (7,547 ft) |
| Etymology: | pummel |
| Range: | Chisos Mountains |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Texas |
| Region: | Brewster |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Big Bend National Park |
| Map: | Texas#USA |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 29.2872°N -103.2179°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Panther Junction |
| Age: | Oligocene |
| Rock: | Volcanic rock (rhyolite)[4] |
Pummel Peak is a 6639feet summit in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
Pummel Peak is located in Big Bend National Park and the Chisos Mountains. The mountain is composed of volcanic rock which formed during the Oligocene period.[5] Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (914 m) above the Rio Grande Village Road in 2miles. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Pummel Peak is located in a hot arid climate zone with hot summers and mild winters.[6] Any scant precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Rio Grande watershed. The lower slopes of the peak are covered by juniper, oak, and piñon. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] Pummel Peak is so named because the summit's resemblance to the pommel (or pummel) which is the rounded knob or horn of a horse saddle.[7] The landform was spelled as "Pummel Peak" in publications as early as 1912,[8] however it was spelled as "Pommel Peak" in a 1940 publication.[9]